Nathan Katz (born 17 January 1995) is a retired
Australian
judoka
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. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in the
men's 66 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Imad Bassou.
Katz's mother is former judoka Kerrye Katz who competed at the Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, when judo was a demonstration event.
His younger brother Josh Katz (judoka), Josh Katz also competed for Australia in judo at the Rio Olympics.
Katz started his 2020 Tokyo Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg, 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.
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1995 births
Living people
Australian male judoka
Olympic judoka for Australia
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Australian people
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)
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