The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Bosnia and Herzegovina
This page contains a list of the greatest Bosnian, Herzegovinian Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 700 Wrestlers, 2 of which were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This makes Bosnia and Herzegovina the birth place of the 51st most number of Wrestlers behind New Zealand and South Africa.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bosnian, Herzegovinian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Amel Mekić (1981 - )
With an HPI of 25.43, Amel Mekić is the most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Wrestler. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Amel Mekić (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 managed to win either Olympic or 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.
2. Larisa Cerić (1991 - )
With an HPI of 21.64, Larisa Cerić is the 2nd most famous Bosnian, Herzegovinian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Larisa Cerić (born 26 January 1991) is a Bosnian judoka competing in the women's +78 kg division. She won a silver medal at the 2014 European Judo Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships. At the 2019 European Games Cerić won a silver medal, only ever European Games medal for her country. She also won a gold medal at World Judo Juniors Championships in 2009, which is still the only world title in any Olympic sport for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cerić competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, losing both times in the second round of the competition. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she was one of the flag bearers along with Amel Tuka. Cerić holds notable wins over Olympic medalists Emilie Andeol (gold), Iryna Kindzerska (bronze), Yu Song (bronze), Kanae Yamabe (bronze) and Lucija Polavder (bronze). Cerić is among five competitors with the most European Judo Championships medals in +78 category (4) since it was introduced in 1998, placing behind Karina Bryant (8), Tea Donguzashvili (8), Lucija Polavder (7) and Anne-Sophie Mondiere (5). In 2018, in +78 kg category for seniors, Cerić achieved World No. 1 ranking. Cerić won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as wrestlers born between 1981 and 1991. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living wrestlers include Amel Mekić and Larisa Cerić. As of April 2022, 2 new wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Amel Mekić and Larisa Cerić.
