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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | R16 ( 2019, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | 7th ( 2018, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IJF | 22682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 87891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 16 July 2024 |
Aaron Fara (born 21 June 1997) is an Austrian judoka. [2] He holds a rank of Nidan. [1]
Fara'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]
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). [9]
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Born | 21 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 2nd dan black belt [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 ( 2019, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | 7th ( 2018, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 22682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 87891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 16 July 2024 |
Aaron Fara (born 21 June 1997) is an Austrian judoka. [2] He holds a rank of Nidan. [1]
Fara'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]
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). [9]