Tara Babulfath

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Tara Babulfath
Personal information
Birth name Persian: تارا باب‌الفتح
Nickname Pippi
NationalitySwedish
Born (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Judoka
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Sweden
Sport Judo
Weight class 48 kg
Rank      1st dan black belt [1]
ClubStockholms Judoklubb
Turned pro2023–present
Coached by Jane Bridge
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2024)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2024)
European Champ. 7th (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Abu Dhabi 48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Baku 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Baku 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Tashkent 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Paris 48 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Piła 48 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Sarajevo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Zagreb 48 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Poreč 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Riga 44 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 63951
JudoInside.com 131689
Updated on 15 February 2025

Tara Babulfath (born 3 January 2006) is a Swedish judoka. [2] She is an Olympic and World Championships bronze medalist in the women's 48 kg division. [3] [4]

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Babulfath is also a European Cadet and IJF Grand Slam champion, having won the 48 kg events at the 2022 European Cadet Championships in Poreč and the 2024 Judo Grand Slam in Baku. She also earned silver and bronze medals at the World Cadets Championships. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Babulfath placed third at the 2024 World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, becoming the first Swedish judoka to win an Olympic medal. [3] [4] She was also one of the Swedish flag bearers at the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. [10] Babulfath is coached by Jane Bridge. [3]

Family

Tara Babulfath is the daughter of Iranian-born Swedish wrestler Mohammad Babulfath, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and wrestler Ida Hellström  [ sv ], a four-time World Championship medalist. [11]

References

  1. "Tara BABULFATH". European Judo Union . 21 February 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. "Babulfath Tara". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Cowen, Thea (27 July 2024). "Sweden's First Olympic Medal in Paris". European Judo Union . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 Bella, Franzén; Maria, Wallberg (20 May 2024). "Tara Babulfath om klarade OS-gränsen: 'Vill ta guld'" [Tara Babulfath on passing the Olympic threshold: 'I want to win gold']. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. "European Judo Championships Cadets Porec 2022". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. "Sweden is preparing three potential Olympians". JudoInside. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. "Tara Babulfath youngest ever winner at Grand Slam Baku". JudoInside. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. Löfgren, Christer (19 February 2024). "OS-biljett i sikte efter Grand slam-guld för Tara Babulfath" [Olympic ticket in sight after Grand Slam gold for Tara Babulfath]. Svenska Judoförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. Johansson, Kristin (1 March 2024). "Ny Grand Slam-medalj för unga talangen Tara Babulfath" [New Grand Slam medal for young talent Tara Babulfath]. Svenska Judoförbundet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. Braidwood, Jamie (11 August 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 closing ceremony". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. Starke, Sören (18 August 2021). "Babulfath Influenced By Sporting Family Success". European Judo Union . Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.