Mara Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Мара Ковачевић; born 12 December 1975) is a Serbian judoka.

Mara Kovačević
Personal information
Born12 December 1975 (1975-12-12) (age 48)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2000)
World Champ.Bronze (2003)
European Champ.Bronze (2001)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Osaka Open
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Paris +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Pieksämäki +72 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari +72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tunisia +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54721
JudoInside.com3002
Updated on 19 November 2022

She represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kovačević won bronze medals at the 2001 European Judo Championships in Paris and 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka. She also won 2 bronze medals at the Mediterranean Games.

In 2002, the Olympic Committee of Serbia decided to declare her the sportswoman of the year.

References

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  • Mara Kovačević at the International Judo Federation 
  • Mara Kovačević at JudoInside.com 
  • Mara Kovačević at Olympedia 
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mara Kovačević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.