Nathan Katz (judoka)

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Nathan Katz
Personal information
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Victoria, Australia [1]
Occupation Judoka
Website www.teamkatz.com.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Judo
Weight class 66 kg
Retired18 October 2023 [2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 (2020)
World Champ. R32 (2017, 2021)
OJU Champ. Gold medal Oceania.svg (2015, 2016, 2017)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Bronze medal blank.svg (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Nouvelle 66 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canberra 66 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nukuʻalofa 66 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Auckland 66 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Nouvelle 66 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Canberra 55 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Papeete 60 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Cairns 66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Apia 66 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 7602
JudoInside.com 67682
Updated on 31 January 2023

Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is a retired [2] Australian Olympic and five-time national champion judoka, and current judo coach.

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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]

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