Rok Drakšič

Rok Drakšič
Drakšič (right) in 2008 vs Egusa at the Kano Cup
Personal information
NicknameRocky 
Born (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Slovenia
SportJudo
Weight class66 kg, 73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.5th (2011)
European Champ. (2013)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Slovenia
European Games
2015 Baku73 kg
European Championships
2013 Budapest73 kg
2010 Vienna66 kg
2012 Chelyabinsk66 kg
2014 Montpellier73 kg
2016 Kazan73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2014 Paris73 kg
2013 Tokyo73 kg
2014 Abu Dhabi73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2011 Amsterdam66 kg
2016 Budapest73 kg
2012 Qingdao73 kg
2013 Rijeka73 kg
2015 Budapest73 kg
2013 Düsseldorf73 kg
2014 Düsseldorf73 kg
European U23 Championships
2009 Antalya66 kg
2004 Ljubljana60 kg
World Juniors Championships
2006 Santo Domingo60 kg
European Junior Championships
2004 Sofia60 kg
2005 Zagreb60 kg
European Cadet Championships
2002 Győr55 kg
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almeria60 kg
2009 Pescara66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF271
JudoInside.com22441
Updated on 17 February 2022

Rok Drakšič (born 2 January 1987 in Griže, Žalec, Slovenia) is a Slovenian judoka.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics Drakšič competed in the extra-lightweight category (60 kg), losing to Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh in his first match.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics Drakšič competed in the half-lightweight category (66 kg). He beat Ricardo Valderrama by ko-uchi-gari, but then lost to eventual silver medalist Miklós Ungvári.

After his competition career, Drakšič became head coach of the Finnish National Team where he has produced excellent results, and achieved Finland's first World Tour medals in eight years.