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Australian Olympic judoka

Nathan Katz
Personal information
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 30)
Victoria, Australia
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.teamkatz.com.au Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Retired18 October 2023
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ.R32 (2017, 2021)
OJU Champ.Gold (2015, 2016, 2017)
Commonwealth GamesBronze (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nouvelle ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canberra ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nukuʻalofa ‍–‍66 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Auckland ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nouvelle ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Canberra ‍–‍55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Papeete ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Cairns ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Apia ‍–‍66 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7602
JudoInside.com67682
Updated on 31 January 2023

Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is a retired Australian Olympic and five-time national champion judoka, and current judo coach.

Early and personal life

Katz was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is Jewish. Katz's mother is former judoka Kerrye Katz who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, when judo was a demonstration event for women, and came in seventh; she also won the 1985 Oceania Judo Championship in U66k, and 11 Australian national championships. His father Robert was a former judoka on the Australian national team and a national judo coach for Australia at both the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

His younger brother Josh Katz also competed for Australia in judo at the Rio Olympics; he also competed at the Paris Olympics. The two brothers were training partners since they were children. He graduated from William Clarke College.

Judo career

Katz was a 2x Cadet Australian National Champion, and a 5x Australian National Champion.

Katz qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics due to his having been Oceania champion in 2015 and 2016. He was ranked number 1 in the 2015 IJF World Ranking for juniors U66kg. In 2022 he underwent knee surgery.

Katz 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.

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.

He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. It was his first competition in six months, as he had been injured.

He retired from competition in October 2023. He is now his brother's training partner and coach.

References

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  3. ^ Sam Kestenbaum (12 July 2016). "2 Jewish Brothers Have ‘Judo in Their Blood’ — and They’re Headed to Olympics," The Forward.
  4. ^ "Nathan Katz," Budokan Judo Club.
  5. "Kerrye Katz," Judo Inside.
  6. "Kerrye Katz," Olympedia.org.
  7. Air Vongxayasy (5 September 2022). "The Katz family has a long lasting judo history," Judo Inside.
  8. "Nathan Katz," commonwealthgames.com.
  9. Shane Desiatnik (22 June 2017). "Katz brothers’ judo journey," The Australian Jewish News.
  10. ^ "Nathan Katz says farewell to competitive judo," Judo Inside, 17 October 2023.
  11. "Two brothers headed to Rio," Australian Jewish News.
  12. "Australia's most passionate judo dad," Olympics.com.au.
  13. "Nathan Katz". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  14. "Men −66 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  16. "Katz Duo Capture Bronze Medals," Hills To Hawkesbury News.
  17. "Paris 2024 Preview: Judo," Olympics.com.

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