Nathan Katz (judoka)

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Nathan Katz
Personal information
Born[1]
Victoria[2]
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7602
JudoInside.com67682
Updated on 31 October 2021.

Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is an 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]

His mother is former judoka 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.

Nathan is a proud member of the Demasi's Soldiers WhatsApp group, citing the camaraderie within this chat as one of the key motivators ahead of his 2020 Tokyo campaign.[6]

Nathan started his 2020 Tokyo campaign 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 (Quarter Finals), He fought Baruch Shmailov of Israel who he ended up losing too. Shmailov went on to fight for bronze and loose.

References[]

  1. ^ "JudoInside - Nathan Katz Judoka".
  2. ^ "Nathan Katz".
  3. ^ "Nathan Katz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Men -66 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Kerrye Katz". www.olympedia.org.
  6. ^ Sibthorpe, Clare (29 July 2016). "Australia's youngest judo Olympian Josh Katz among UC athletes taking on Rio".

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