Aaron Wolf (judoka) explained

Aaron Wolf
Headercolor:2020 Olympic Champion
Birth Date:25 February 1996
Birth Place:Shin-Koiwa, Japan
Height:1.81 m
Country:Japan
Weight Class:100 kg
Dan:5
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2017
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2021
Updated:5 August 2024

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.[2]

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

Wolf qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[3] and won the gold medal in the 100 kg competition at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aaron Wolf . judoinside.com . 2 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Oki . Yui . 2019-07-24 . Aaron Wolf Links Japan and U.S. Through Judo . 2024-05-28 . American View . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-08. Japan's Tokyo 2020-bound judo stars win gold at Asia-Oceania Judo Championships. live. 2021-04-11. www.insidethegames.biz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210408200705/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106400/tokyo-2020-judo-asian-championships . 8 April 2021 .
  4. Web site: 2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 100 kg Schedule. 2020 Summer Olympics. 29 July 2021. 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731164530/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/event-schedule-men-100-kg.htm. dead.