PREKOVIC Jovana

Serbia
Karate
20 Jan 1996
25
Female
Olympic Scholarship
 
Switzerland
ARANDELOVAC
 
Serbia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
KTE Karate Women's Kumite -61kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Elimination Round - Pool B
#4
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
3
POINTS
MAR
SADINI BSADINI Btissam
1
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Elimination Round - Pool B
#11
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
1
POINTS
PER
GRANDE RISCO AVGRANDE RISCO Alexandra Vanessa
0
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Elimination Round - Pool B
#16
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
6
POINTS
UKR
SEROGINA ASEROGINA Anita
4
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Elimination Round - Pool B
#20
EGY
LOTFY GLOTFY Giana
1
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
1
SENSHU
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Semifinal
#42
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
2
POINTS
TUR
COBAN MCOBAN Merve
0
Finished
Nippon Budokan
Women's Kumite -61kg Gold Medal Bout
#45
CHN
YIN XYIN Xiaoyan
0
SRB
PREKOVIC JPREKOVIC Jovana
0
HANTEI
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championships
YearLocationKumite -61kgTeam Kumite
2018Madrid, ESP114
2016Linz, AUT733

European Games
YearLocationKumite -61kg
2019Minsk, BLR5

European Championships
YearLocationKumite -61kgTeam Kumite
2021Porec, CRO119
2019Guadalajara, ESP197
2018Novi Sad, SRB-13
2017Samsun, TUR1-

Karate 1 Premier League - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventLocation
12020/2021Kumite -61kgLisbon, POR
12020/2021Kumite -61kgIstanbul, TUR
12017Kumite -61kgParis, FRA
22019Kumite -61kgShanghai, CHN
22018Kumite -61kgDubai, UAE
32019Kumite -61kgMoscow, RUS
32018Kumite -61kgTokyo, JPN
32017Kumite -61kgRotterdam, NED
72019Kumite -61kgMadrid, ESP
72017Kumite -61kgDubai, UAE

Karate 1 Series A - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventLocation
12017Kumite -61kgOkinawa, JPN
22020Kumite -61kgSantiago, CHI
22019Kumite -61kgMontreal, QC, CAN
182019Kumite -61kgIstanbul, TUR
232019Kumite -61kgSalzburg, AUT
232017Kumite -61kgSalzburg, AUT
342019Kumite -61kgSantiago, CHI
352017Kumite -61kgToledo, ESP
662017Kumite -61kgIstanbul, TUR
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Joka (Instagram profile, 23 Feb 2020)
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Reading books, watching movies. (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)
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Athlete, Serves in the Army
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Sport Studies - Union Nikola Tesla University, Belgrade, SRB
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English, Serbian
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Karate Klub Knjaz [Arandelovac, SRB]
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Roksanda Atanasov [club]
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Her older sister Jelena Prekovic has represented Serbia in karate and competed at the 2017 European Championships in Kocaeli, Turkey. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Apr 2020)
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She took up karate in kindergarten at age four in Arandelovac, Serbia. (Olimpijski komitetet Srbije YouTube channel, 28 Feb 2018)
:
"[Coach] Roksanda Atanasov had karate classes in all kindergartens in Arandelovac [Serbia] and my grandfather decided to enrol me, because I loved the cartoon movie 'Dragon Ball' and the main character Goku knew martial arts. And of course I wanted to be like him." (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Olimpijski komitetet Srbije YouTube channel, 19 Feb 2019)
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She trains twice a day, up to 10 times per week. (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)
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Winning gold in the kumite -61kg category at the 2019 World Championships in Madrid, Spain. (Olimpijski komitetet Srbije YouTube channel, 19 Feb 2019; blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)
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Her family and her coach Roksanda Atanasov. (Olimpijski komitetet Srbije YouTube channel, 19 Feb 2019)
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"Before a competition I like to be in my room, to relax as much as I can, I read book or watch a movie and do some functional training which helps me to be fully focused." (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
LONG-TERM COACH
She has been trained by Roksanda Atanasov since taking up karate at age four. "I have worked with Roksanda all my life, she is like a second mother, and in addition a friend and coach, who has showed me a path worth to fight for. My winning spirit is her merit, she also taught me life values which I will need after my sporting career." (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020)

SWITZERLAND TO SERBIA
Born in Switzerland, where her parents worked, she spent the first months of her life there before moving to live with her grandparents in Arandelovac, Serbia. "I spent my childhood with my grandparents and older sister. After some time, my parents with my younger sister and brother returned from Switzerland. I had a really carefree childhood." (blic.rs, 24 Feb 2020; vesti.rs, 19 Nov 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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