Larisa Cerić

{{Short description|Bosnian judoka (born 1991)}}

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| nationality = Bosnian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia

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| weight_class = +78 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

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| 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

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{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Marrakesh | Open }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Baku | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Minsk | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Montpellier | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Tel Aviv | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Warsaw | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Guadalajara | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Saint Petersburg | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Guangzhou | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2018 Ekaterinburg | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Baku | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Paris | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Tyumen | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Baku | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Zagreb | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2017 Zagreb | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Antalya | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Antalya | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Zagreb | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Rijeka | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Budapest | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Almaty | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Düsseldorf | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 The Hague | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Prague | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2010 Sarajevo | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Antalya | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Paris | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Mediterranean Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2009 Pescara | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Mersin | +78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Oran | +78 kg }}

| updated = 25 September 2023

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Larisa Cerić (born 26 January 1991) is a Bosnian judoka competing in the women's +78 kg division.[https://www.ijf.org/judoka/721 IJF profile] She won a silver medal at the 2014 European Judo Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships.

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.[http://www.judoinside.com/event/5062/2009_World_Championships_Juniors_Paris/judo-results World Championships Juniors Paris]

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.{{cite Sports-Reference}}

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.|url=https://ba.n1info.com/sport-klub/ostali-sportovi/a257774-larisa-ceric-prva-na-svjetskoj-ranking-listi/

Cerić won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |title=Judo Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/JUD/ResultBook/GDM2022_JUD_v1.5.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704181709/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/JUD/ResultBook/GDM2022_JUD_v1.5.pdf |archive-date=4 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}}