Helena Vuković (born 23 August 2000) is Croatian judoka. She was placed 5th in the European Championship and is current world champion in the 70 kg+ category for cadets.[1][2] In September 2017 she was proclaimed to be the most successful female junior athlete in Croatia for past year by Croatian Olympic Committee.[3] She was also placed third in -78 kg category on Croatian senior championship.[4]

Helena Vuković
Personal information
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2024)
European Champ.7th (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Croatia
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Vantaa +78 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santiago +70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Vantaa +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF19039
JudoInside.com94851
Updated on 14 October 2024

Vuković won a gold medal at the 2024 European Universities Games in +78 kg event representing University of Zagreb.[5]

She attended Lucijan Vranjanin Gymnasium in Zagreb.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "VUKOVIC Helena / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ "HRVATSKA IMA NOVU SVJETSKU PRVAKINJU Sjajna Helena Vuković osvojila zlatnu medalju u Čileu! Još uvijek sam pod dojmom i nisam svjesna što sam postigla". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Dodijeljena Nagrada HOO-a "Dražen Petrović" 2017". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Helena Vukovic, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com.
  5. ^ Helena VukovićEUSA results
  6. ^ Biškup, Magdalena (January 2018). "Kako sam osvojila svijet: Helena Vuković" [How I won the world: Helena Vuković]. Vranec (in Croatian). No. 21. p. 24-25. ISSN 1845-2841.
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