Nathan Katz (judoka)
Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is a retired[2] Australian judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 66 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Imad Bassou.[3][4]
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| Born | 17 January 1995 Victoria, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 18 October 2023[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2017, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OJU Champ. | (2015, 2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 67682 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katz's mother is former judoka Kerrye Katz who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, when judo was a demonstration event.[5] His younger brother Josh Katz also competed for Australia in judo at the Rio Olympics.
Katz started his 2020 Tokyo men's 66 kg event in the round of 32 against Juan Postigos of Peru, winning seconds before golden score with a stunning left-drop seoinage. In the round of 16, He fought Baruch Shmailov of Israel who he ended up losing to. Shmailov went on to fight for bronze.[6]
References
- "Nathan Katz".
- "Nathan Katz says farewell to competitive judo". JudoInside.com. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Nathan Katz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Men -66 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Olympedia – Kerrye Katz". www.olympedia.org.
- "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Nathan Katz at the International Judo Federation
- Nathan Katz at JudoInside.com
- Nathan Katz at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nathan Katz at Olympics.com
- Nathan Katz at Olympedia
- Nathan Katz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nathan Katz at The-Sports.org
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