Amel Mekić

Bosnian judoka

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Born

21 September 1981, Sarajevo

Citizenship

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Amel Mekić (Cyrillic: Амел Мекић; born 21 September 1981) is a retired Bosnian judoka.

He won a gold medal at European Judo Championships in 2011, beating five opponents on a way, including two Olympic medalists Ariel Ze'evi and Henk Grol.

Mekić was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics (achieved 9th place after four fights) and at the 2012 Summer Olympics (lost in the first round). He was the Bosnian flag-bearer at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Although he never won either an Olympic or a World medal, Mekić beat several Olympic and World medalists during his career, including Olympic champion Pawel Nastula, as well as World champions Frederic Demontfaucon, Dennis van der Geest and Luciano Corrêa.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1964870 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.