Larisa Cerić

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.

Larisa Cerić
Personal information
NationalityBosnian
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991
Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships – 1 1
European Games – 1 –
European Championships – 2 1
World Masters – – 3
Judo Grand Slam 1 1 2
Judo Grand Prix 2 3 5
Mediterranean Games – 1 2
European Open 2 – 5
Total 5 9 19
World Championships
2017 Marrakesh Open
2018 Baku +78 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk +78 kg
European Championships
2014 Montpellier +78 kg
2018 Tel Aviv +78 kg
2017 Warsaw +78 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara +78 kg
2017 Saint Petersburg +78 kg
2018 Guangzhou +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Ekaterinburg +78 kg
2019 Baku +78 kg
2015 Paris +78 kg
2016 Tyumen +78 kg
2023 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Zagreb +78 kg
2017 Zagreb +78 kg
2017 Antalya +78 kg
2018 Antalya +78 kg
2019 Zagreb +78 kg
2013 Rijeka +78 kg
2014 Budapest +78 kg
2016 Almaty +78 kg
2017 Düsseldorf +78 kg
2018 The Hague +78 kg
European U23 Championships
2012 Prague +78 kg
2010 Sarajevo +78 kg
2009 Antalya +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
2009 Paris +78 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara +78 kg
2013 Mersin +78 kg
2022 Oran +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF721
JudoInside.com47277
Updated on 25 September 2023.

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.

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