Jake Andrewartha, (born 24 December 1989 in Claremont,

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) is an Australian

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. He competed at the

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and the

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in the +100 kg event.

Junior career

Jake Andrewartha started judo when he was 9 years old and made it into Australian team in 2004 at the age of 14. He would go on to compete at his first Junior World Championships in 2006, which would then led to his success in the senior division.

Senior career

Andrewartha would eventually rise to the No.1 ranking in Australia by then end of 2008 at the age of 18, a position that he has held ever since. In 2009, Andrewartha became the youngest Australian to ever win an

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World Cup, which was in

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. After a number of consistent results, including a 9th place at the 2010 World Championships in

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, Andrewartha ultimately qualified for the

. At the end of 2012, he became the first Australian to win the Welsh Open. In 2013, Andrewartha completed another successful year which included 1st place at the Oceania Championships,

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, and 2nd place at the Oceania Open in Samoa. Andrewartha placed 3rd at the

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Professional wrestling career

In 2016, Andrewartha moved onto a career in

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, debuting with

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. In May 2023, Andrewartha won his first professional wrestling championship, capturing the Wrestlerock Heavyweight Championship in a 2 on 1 handicap match.

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* 1989 births Living people Australian male judoka Olympic judoka for Australia Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from South Australia Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Australian male professional wrestlers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-judo-bio-stub