Aaron Fara (born 21 June 1997) is an Austrian judoka.[2] He holds a rank of Nidan.[1]
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Born | 21 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 2nd dan black belt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Erste Judo Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | JC Wimpassing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | LZ Wels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 (2019, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | 7th (2018, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 22682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 87891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 3 August 2024 |
Judo career
editFara's home club is the JC Wimpassing. In 2013 he passed the Shodan exam.[3] In 2015 he moved to the Galaxy Judo Tigers in Perchtoldsdorf. The Bad Erlach native completed an apprenticeship as a masseur and attended the vocational school for hair and body care in Vienna.[4] In 2017 he returned to the JC Wimpassing.[5] In September 2016 he won the European Junior Championship title in Málaga.[6]
In October 2021, he became national champion in the adult category in the weight class up to 100 kilograms for the first time, after having been Austrian champion three times as a junior.[2] Fara won his first medal at a Judo World Tour event in October 2018, when he finished third in the Grand Prix Cancún (Mexico).[7] In 2023, he finished second at the Grand Slam Tashkent at the beginning of March, and just under a month later he achieved his first tournament victory at a World Tour event at the Grand Slam in Antalya.[8] At the 2024 Grand Prix Linz, he sustained a meniscus injury.[9][10]
He will participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in both the -100 kg weight class and in the mixed team (together with Katharina Tanzer, Lubjana Piovesana, Michaela Polleres, Samuel Gaßner and Wachid Borchashvili).[11]
Awards
edit- Austria's Male Judoka of the Year 2023[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Aaron FARA". European Judo Union. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Aaron Fara". Judoinside. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Erfolgreiche Danprüfungen". Judoclub Wimpassing. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Aaron Fara wechselt zu Galaxy Judo Tigers". Marktgemeinde Bad Erlach. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Fara wechselt erneut den Klub". Judozentrum Mühlviertel (in Austrian German). Judozentrum Mühlviertel. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Aaron Fara ist Europameister 2016: Goldener Tag für Spitzenjudoka Aaron Fara!". Marktgemeinde Bad Erlach. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "U23-EM: ÖJV mit sechs Damen und sechs Herren vertreten". Österreichischer Judoverband. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Aaron holt Gold!". Österreichischer Judoverband. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Judoka Fara ausgeschieden" (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ archysport (23 May 2024). "Maria Höllwart's Early Exit in Abu Dhabi Judo World Championships". Archysport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Das ÖOC-Team für Paris: Fünf bis zehn Medaillen als Ziel". Der Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Wolfgang Eichler (25 November 2023). "Simply the best!". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
edit- Aaron Fara at the International Judo Federation
- Aaron Fara at JudoInside.com
- Aaron Fara at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Aaron Fara at The-Sports.org
- Aaron Fara on Instagram