Nenad Žugaj

Nenad Žugaj

Nenad Žugaj osvojio broncu na hrvačkom SP-u
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
2010 Moscow 84 kg
European Championships
2013 Tbilisi 84 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara 84 kg
2013 Mersin 84 kg

Nenad Žugaj (born April 19, 1983 in Zagreb) is a male wrestler from Croatia. He had started wrestling at the age of ten.

He attended a sports gymnasium. After graduation, he has been studying at the Faculty of Kinesiology and in 2007 became professor of kinesiology.

In the he same year he enrolled in officer school, becoming a Lieutenant of the Croatian Armed Forces.

In senior competition, Nenad wrestles in the 84 kg Greco-Roman category. His first club was the wrestling club “Hrvatski dragovoljac“ and he is now a member of wrestling club, "Lika".

His best achievement, so far, is a bronze medal at the 2010 World Championship in Moscow. He has also won a Mediterranean Games gold medal in 2009 in Pescara. He has also won a bronze at the European Championships and a bronze at the Mediterranean Games.

His twin brother Neven Žugaj is also a Greco-Roman wrestler competing for Croatia.

In Semifinals at the European Games 2015 he was eliminated by Davit Chakvetadze of Russia.

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