Croatian judo club competition results

Croatian judo clubs have achieved notable success in recent competitions. At the Black Belt Open in Zagreb, Judo klub Zrinski Čakovec secured ten medals, including two golds and eight bronzes, with Jona Žvorc winning two gold medals in both the U18 under 60kg and senior categories.

Judo klub Solin has also demonstrated strong performance, previously earning seven medals at the Croatian Championships for younger cadets and junior seniors. More recently, at the national championships in Zagreb for the U16 and U23 age categories, Solin secured seven medals. This included three golds in the U23 category won by Laura Barišić, Nina Cvjetko, and Ana Bešker, as well as the U23 women’s national team title. In the U16 category, Emili Bubić earned silver and Ruža Željković took bronze.

Other clubs also saw significant results in Zagreb. Judo klub Rijeka earned seven individual medals and a bronze in the U16 men’s team competition, with silver medals for Liam Rogić, Jakov Komes, and Matija Smojver in the U16 category, and a silver for Stella Lovaković in the U23 category. Judo klub Vinkovci recorded success with Lucija Lovrić Jovanović winning silver in the U16 57kg category, while Ante Banovac and Mario Tomić secured bronze medals in the 60kg category, bringing the club’s yearly total to 17 medals.