Nathan Katz (judoka)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victoria, Australia[1] |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –66 kg |
| Retired | 18 October 2023[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R16 (2020) |
| World Champ. | R32 (2017, 2021) |
| OJU Champ. | Gold (2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Commonwealth Games | Bronze (2022) |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 31 January 2023 | |
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Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is a retired[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9] His younger brother Josh Katz also competed for Australia in judo at the Rio Olympics; he also competed at the Paris Olympics.[10] The two brothers were training partners since they were children.[3] He graduated from William Clarke College.[11]
Judo career
Katz was a 2x Cadet Australian National Champion, and a 5x Australian National Champion.[4] Katz qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics due to his having been Oceania champion in 2015 and 2016.[10] He was ranked number 1 in the 2015 IJF World Ranking for juniors U66kg.[10] In 2022 he underwent knee surgery.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[10] It was his first competition in six months, as he had been injured.[16] He retired from competition in October 2023.[10] He is now his brother's training partner and coach.[17]
References
- ↑ "Nathan Katz".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nathan Katz says farewell to competitive judo". JudoInside.com. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sam Kestenbaum (12 July 2016). "2 Jewish Brothers Have ‘Judo in Their Blood’ — and They’re Headed to Olympics," The Forward.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nathan Katz," Budokan Judo Club.
- ↑ "Kerrye Katz," Judo Inside.
- ↑ "Kerrye Katz," Olympedia.org.
- ↑ Air Vongxayasy (5 September 2022). "The Katz family has a long lasting judo history," Judo Inside.
- ↑ "Nathan Katz," commonwealthgames.com.
- ↑ Shane Desiatnik (22 June 2017). "Katz brothers’ judo journey," The Australian Jewish News.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Nathan Katz says farewell to competitive judo," Judo Inside, 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "Two brothers headed to Rio," Australian Jewish News.
- ↑ "Australia's most passionate judo dad," Olympics.com.au.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ "Katz Duo Capture Bronze Medals," Hills To Hawkesbury News.
- ↑ "Paris 2024 Preview: Judo," Olympics.com.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian Jews
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian male judoka
- Olympic judoka for Australia
- Jewish Australian sportspeople
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)