[1] Savko came third place in the 1993 European Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 82 kg category.

[2] In the 1999 ADCC World championship, Savko defeated Omar Bouchie, Fábio Gurgel and Ricardo Libório to reach the finals of the 88 kg category.

[2][3][4] Savko returned for the 2000 ADCC World championship in the 88 kg category.

[5] He defeated Marcus Corval and Flavio Almeida before losing to Saulo Ribeiro in the semifinals.

[2][5][4] Savko died on 22 May 2004 from a heart attack while training for the 2004 Summer Olympics.