Aaron Fara
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1997 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 22682 |
| JudoInside.com | 87891 |
Aaron Fara (born June 21, 1997[1]) is an Austrian judoka. He holds the Nidan.[2]
Judo career
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.[1] 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]
Awards
- Austria's Male Judoka of the Year 2023[10]
External links
Media related to Aaron Fara at Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Fara at the International Judo Federation
- Aaron Fara at JudoInside.com
References
- ^ a b "Aaron Fara". Judoinside. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Markus Knaup (2021-02-21). "Aaron Fara". European Judo Union. European Judo Union. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Erfolgreiche Danprüfungen". Judoclub Wimpassing. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Aaron Fara wechselt zu Galaxy Judo Tigers". Marktgemeinde Bad Erlach. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Fara wechselt erneut den Klub". Judozentrum Mühlviertel (in Austrian German). Judozentrum Mühlviertel. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Aaron Fara ist Europameister 2016: Goldener Tag für Spitzenjudoka Aaron Fara!". Marktgemeinde Bad Erlach. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "U23-EM: ÖJV mit sechs Damen und sechs Herren vertreten". Österreichischer Judoverband. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Aaron holt Gold!". Österreichischer Judoverband. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Das ÖOC-Team für Paris: Fünf bis zehn Medaillen als Ziel". Der Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Wolfgang Eichler (2023-11-25). "Simply the best!". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-05.