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Davor Štefanek
Personal information
Born12 September 1985 (1985-09-12) (age 38)
Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Serbia and Montenegro
(2004–2006)
 Serbia (2006–)
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 66 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Budapest 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 66 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Haparanda 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Riga 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Novi Sad 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tampere 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Belgrade 60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 77 kg

Davor Štefanek (Serbian Cyrillic: Давор Штефанек; born 12 September 1985) is a Serbian representative in Greco-Roman Wrestling, former World champion and the reigning Olympic champion in the Greco-Roman 66 kg category.

Biography

He won a silver medal at 2005 Almeria, and gold medal at 2009 Pescara at the Mediterranean Games, a silver medal at 2004 Haparanda, a bronze medal at 2008 Tampere, another bronze medal at 2012 Belgrade, and another silver medal at 2016 Riga at the European Championships, gold at 2014 Tashkent, and bronze at 2015 Las Vegas at the World Championships.

Štefanek represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the gold medal.

Štefanek was the first Serbian athlete to win a medal in Rio de Janeiro after 11 days of disappointing results and was credited by other Serbian athletes for raising their spirits,[1][2] as they then proceeded to win 7 more medals in the following days, making the 2016 Olympic Games edition by far the most successful in Serbia's history as an independent nation.

He was awarded the golden Medal for Merits of the Republic of Serbia in 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.zurnal.rs/olimpijske-igre/srbija-u-riju/38291/djordjevic-stefanek-je-pokretac-svega-ovoga
  2. ^ http://mondo.rs/a930942/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Srbija-Italija-za-finale-vaterpolo-turnira-na-Olimpijskim-igrama-u-Rio-de-Zaneiru.html
  3. ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Dodeljena odlikovanja povodom Dana državnosti Srbije". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2019-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Serbia The Best Athlete of Serbia
2014 		Succeeded by
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