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Amel Mekić
Personal information
Nationality	Bosnian
Born	21 September 1981 (age 43); Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	9th (2008)
World Champ.	5th (2001, 2003, 2007)
European Champ.	(2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Championships
European Junior Championships
Summer Universiade
Mediterranean Games
Profile at external databases
IJF	28275
JudoInside.com	8356
	Updated on 17 February 2022

Amel Mekić (born 21 September 1981^[1]) is a retired Bosnian judoka.

He won a gold medal at European Judo Championships in 2011, beating five opponents on a way, including two Olympic medalists Ariel Ze'evi and Henk Grol.

Mekić was part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics (achieved 9th place after four fights) and at the 2012 Summer Olympics (lost in the first round). He was the Bosnian flag-bearer at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Although he never won either an Olympic or a World medal, Mekić beat several Olympic and World medalists during his career, including Olympic champion Pawel Nastula, as well as World champions Frederic Demontfaucon, Dennis van der Geest and Luciano Corrêa.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2011	European Judo Championships	1st	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2007	World Judo Championships	5th	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2005	European Judo Championships	7th	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2005	Mediterranean Games	3rd	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2003	World Judo Championships	5th	Open class
2003	Universiade	3rd	Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2001	World Judo Championships	5th	Middleweight (90 kg)