Rok Drakšič

Rok Drakšič (born 7 June 1987 in Griže, Žalec) is a Slovenian judoka.[1]

Rok Drakšič
Drakšič (right) in 2008 vs Egusa at the Kano Cup
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rocky Edit this on Wikidata
Born (1987-06-07) 7 June 1987
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Slovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.5th (2011)
European Champ.Gold (2013)
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Slovenia
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku –73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Montpellier –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan –73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi –73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Amsterdam –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Budapest –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Qingdao –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rijeka –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Budapest –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf –73 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Antalya –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ljubljana –60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Santo Domingo –60 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Sofia –60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb –60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Győr –55 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara –66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF271
JudoInside.com22441
Updated on 17 February 2022.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he competed in the extra-lightweight category (-60 kg), losing to Masoud Akhondzadeh in his first match.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the half-lightweight category (-66 kg). He beat Ricardo Valderrama by ko-uchi-gari, but then lost to eventual silver medalist Miklós Ungvári.[1]

After his competition career, he became head coach of the Finnish National Team[2] where he has produced excellent results, and achieved Finland's first World Tour medals in eight years.[3]

Achievements
Year Tournament Place Weight Class
2013European Judo Championships 1st–73 kg
2012European Judo Championships 3rd–66 kg
2011World Judo Championships 5th–66 kg
2010European Judo Championships 3rd–66 kg
2009Mediterranean Games 3rd–66 kg
2007World Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (–60 kg)
European Judo Championships 7thExtra lightweight (–60 kg)
2005Mediterranean Games 2ndExtra lightweight (–60 kg)

References
  1. Rok Drakšič in www.sports-reference.com
  2. "Rok Draksic head coach of Finland". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. Szogedi, Szandra (2023-01-30). "PATIENCE BRINGS ROSES, OR IN THIS CASE REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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