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Nenad Žugaj (born April 19, 1983 in Zagreb) is a male wrestler from Croatia. He had started wrestling at the age of ten.
He attended a sports gymnasium. After graduation, he has been studying at the Faculty of Kinesiology and in 2007 became professor of kinesiology.
In the same year he enrolled in officer school, becoming a Lieutenant of the Croatian Armed Forces.
In senior competition, Nenad wrestles in the 84 kg Greco-Roman category. His first club was the wrestling club “Hrvatski dragovoljac“ and he is now a member of wrestling club, "Lika".
His best achievement, so far, is a bronze medal at the 2010 World Championship in Moscow. He has also won a Mediterranean Games gold medal in 2009 in Pescara. He has also won a bronze at the European Championships and a bronze at the Mediterranean Games.
His twin brother Neven Žugaj is also a Greco-Roman wrestler competing for Croatia.
In Semifinals at the European Games 2015 he was eliminated by Davit Chakvetadze of Russia.