Croatian Greco-Roman wrestler
Bo?o Star?evi?
(born 11 December 1988 in
Zagreb
) is a male Greco-Roman wrestler from
Croatia
.
His best achievement is the
bronze medal
at the
2013 European Wrestling Championships ? Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Early life
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Already at the young age, everybody noticed his talent and spirit for sport activities. Before he started
wrestling
at age 10, he had been training
gymnastics
. He started training wrestling at wrestling club "Metalac" in Zagreb. His first coach was Mario Bai?.
In 1999, just after one week of training, he won his first gold medal in
wrestling
, in category to 29 kg. It was international boys tournament in
Slovenia
.
Career
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Bo?o, at age 18, competed in the 2007 World Junior Championship in Beijing. He finished at 5th place in 60 kg category.
In 2008 European Junior Championship in Slovakia, he was 5th again in 66 kg category.
Shortly after changing his weight category (74 kg) and entering in seniors, he managed to win Croatian national championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In 2010, he was finally invited to his first senior
2010 European Wrestling Championships
in Baku, Azerbaijan. He ended on 8th place with 2 wins and 2 defeats.
In 2012, he got invitation for
2012 European Wrestling Championships
in Belgrade, and he repeated his result from 2010, ending on 8th place.
In 2013 he won
bronze
medal at the
2013 European Wrestling Championships ? Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
in Tbilisi, Georgia.
In March 2021, he qualified at the
European Qualification Tournament
to compete at the
2020 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo, Japan.
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He is a member of wrestling club "Metalac" from Zagreb. His coach is his brother - Nikola Star?evi?.
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