Judo In Montenegro

interesting was the final three-team tournament, held on December 21,
1975 at the hotel “Libertas”, Crotia. The results of this tournament decided
the winner of the Federal Judo League.
The most serious candidate for the title of the team champion of Yugoslavia
was “Impol” from Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. However, in
the first match between “Impol” and “Titograd”, everyone was in for a
surprise. “Titograd” won by 6:4 (17:13). After this defeat, the competitors
of “Impol” cried over the lost title. Still, unexpectedly, “Slavija”
from Novi Sad also lost both their matches to “Željezničar” and “Olimpija”,
leaving the champion title to “Impol”, after all.
The results: “Impol”-”Titograd” 4:6 (17:13)
Vidmajer-Kipa 2:0 (10:0), Topolčnik-Husić (7:0), Rebernjak- Sajičić
0:2 (0:5), Leskovar- Miranović 0:2 (0:3), Dragić-Markuš 0:2 (0:5).
“Titograd” - “Dubrovnik” 3:7 (10:20)
Kipa-Zekić 0:2 (0:5), Krivokapić-Juričko 0:2 (0:10), Kriještorac-
Spaček 0:2 (0:5), Miranović-Baranović 2:0 (10:0), Markuš-Vukotić 1:1
(0:0).
The final rankings of the federal league in 1975 were as follows:
Impol, Slavija, Olimpija, Mladi Milicionar, Titograd, Mladost, Dubrovnik,
Partizan (B), Željezničar, Bosna, Partizan (NS) and Novi Beograd.
At the judo exhibition held in Skoplje on December 22, 1976, the
Judo Club “Titograd” took part with its strongest team. In the Hall of
the Centre of the Yugoslav People’s Army, in front of many spectatos,
seven teams fought: “Priština”, “Titograd”, “Vardar”, “Ilinden”, “22.
decembar”, “Niš” and”22. decembar II”. This order of teams was at the
same time the final ranking recorded after the matches.
The final match between the European champion, my former club
mate, Goran Žuvela, who fought for “Mladost” from Zagreb, and me,
was proclaimed the fight of the evening. In the fight in which the judokas
fought neck and neck, Žuvela won.
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