Larisa Cerić

Larisa Cerić (born 26 January 1991) is a Bosnian judoka competing in the women's +78 kg division.^[1] 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
Nationality	Bosnian
Born	(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 34) Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport	Judo
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
IJF	721
JudoInside.com	47277
Updated on 25 September 2023

At the 2019 European Games Cerić won a silver medal, first ever European Games medal for her country. She also won a gold medal at World Judo Juniors Championships in 2009, which is first world title in any Olympic sport for Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Cerić won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[5]

Achievements and awards

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2019	European Championship	2nd	+78 kg
2018	World Championship	3rd	+78 kg
2018	European Championship	2nd	+78 kg
2017	European Championship	3rd	+78 kg
2017	World Championship	2nd	Open
2014	European Championship	2nd	+78 kg

Awards

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Sportsperson of the Year (7 times): 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sportsperson of the Year (4 times): 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 ^[6]
• Sixth April Award of Sarajevo