Aaron Wolf (judoka)

Aaron Phillip Wolf (ウルフ・アロン, Wurufu 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.[2]

Aaron Wolf
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996
Shin-Koiwa, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2017)
Asian Champ. (2021)
Olympic Games (2020)
Profile at external databases
IJF17383
JudoInside.com92408
Updated on 27 October 2021 (2021-10-27).

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 successfully 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]

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