Radomir Kovačević (March 20, 1954 — June 14, 2006) was a Yugoslav Olympic judoka and coach. He has participated in three Olympics; (Montreal, Moscow, and Los Angeles) and is an Olympic medalist. He was well known in judo circles and was close friends with world-famous Japanese judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita. Recently, he served on the NYC 2012 Olympic Bid Committee.
Radomir Kovačević was born in Drvar, Bosnia on March 20, 1954. His father was a...
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Radomir Kovačević (March 20, 1954 — June 14, 2006) was a Yugoslav Olympic judoka and coach. He has participated in three Olympics; (Montreal, Moscow, and Los Angeles) and is an Olympic medalist. He was well known in judo circles and was close friends with world-famous Japanese judo champion Yasuhiro Yamashita. Recently, he served on the NYC 2012 Olympic Bid Committee.
Radomir Kovačević was born in Drvar, Bosnia on March 20, 1954. His father was a World War II veteran. Kovačević grew up in and began practicing sports in Drvar. He started Track and Field in 1967, at the age of thirteen. By age fifteen he tried basketball, but said "I was very angry because regardless of how good I was, my opponent always scored."
The very next year Kovačević became a wrestler in the Greco-Roman style in which one is only allowed to use the upper half of his body. In one year he became champion of Yugoslavia, which was quite an accomplishment, considering that Yugoslavia was a world powerhouse in...
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