Aaron_Wolf_(judoka)

Aaron Wolf (judoka)

Aaron Wolf (judoka)

Japanese judoka (born 1996)

Aaron Phillip Wolf (ウルフ・アロン, Urufu Aron, born 25 February 1996) is a Japanese judoka[1] who won a gold medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the son of a Japanese mother, Mikako, and an American father, James, who teaches English at a Japanese university.[citation needed]

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Wolf became the first athlete of U.S. descent to win the All-Japan Openweight Judo Championships with his victory on 29 April 2019. On 15 May 2019 he was promoted to 5th dan.

He qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] and won the gold medal in the 100 kg competition at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Aaron Wolf". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Japan's Tokyo 2020-bound judo stars win gold at Asia-Oceania Judo Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 100 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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