Aurélio Fernández Miguel (born March 10, 1964) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta.

Sports career

Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10, 1964, in São Paulo. Due to asthma and the insistence of his father, Aurélio Marin, Aurélio Fernández Miguel began training in judo at the age of four years. Initially, Aurélio disliked judo, and as a child, was terrified of the roughness of the competitions and tournaments. As time passed, he became fond of the sport, and eventually won his first title in 1972. Aurélio Miguel then won the Paulista tournament many times, and by the year 1980, he was recognized as the best judoka in the state. Afterwards, Miguel started to compete internationally, winning the silver medal at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, Venezuela. He won the gold medal in the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas c ...

, again fighting in the under 95 kg category. In 1987 he also won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships. At the

in Seoul he became Olympic Champion, winning the -95 kg class by beating Marc Meiling from West Germany in the final. At the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona he placed ninth. He won a silver medal at the

1993 World Judo Championships The 1993 World Judo Championships were the 18th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada from September 30 to October 3, 1993. Medal overview Men Women Medal table References

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in Hamilton, losing the final to Hungarian judoka

Antal Kovács Antal Kovács (born 28 May 1972 in Paks, Tolna) is a Hungarian judoka. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1993 for winning a gold medal at that year's World Judo Championships The World Judo Championships are the highest l ...

. At the

in Atlanta he received a bronze medal, and next year he won a silver medal at the

1997 World Judo Championships The 1997 World Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France in 1997. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Results overview Men 60 kg 65 kg 71 kg 78 kg 86 kg 95 kg ...

in Paris, behind gold winner Pawel Nastula from Poland.

Political career

Aurélio successfully ran for the city council of São Paulo in October 2004, representing the Partido Liberal party, being reelected for a second term in 2008 under the banner of the

Republic Party The Liberal Party ( pt, Partido Liberal, PL) is a conservative and national liberal political party in Brazil. From its foundation in 2006 until 2019, it was called the Party of the Republic ( pt, Partido da República, PR). The party was found ...

References

External links

Official websiteAurélio Miguel at the Câmara de Vereadores de São Paulo website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miguel, Aurelio 1964 births Living people Brazilian male judoka Olympic judoka of Brazil Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Brazilian people of Catalan descent Brazilian sportsperson-politicians Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985) politicians Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians Sportspeople from São Paulo Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in judo Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Universiade medalists in judo Judoka at the 1983 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1987 Pan American Games Universiade silver medalists for Brazil Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade