Jake Andrewartha

Jake Andrewartha

Jake Andrewartha in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jake Andrewartha
Nationality	Australian
Born	December 24, 1989 Clare, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	+ 100kg
Club	Resilience Training Centre
Medal record 2009 Samoa World Cup +100 kg 2010 National Championship +100 kg 2012 Welsh Open +100 kg 2013 National Championships +100 kg 2013 Oceania Championships +100 kg 2015 Oceania Championships +100 kg 2013 Oceania Open Samoa +100 kg 2014 Commonwealth Games +100 kg 2014 Oceania Open Wollongong +100 kg
Updated on 27 July 2017.

Jake Andrewartha (born 24 December 1989 in Clare, Australia) is an Australian judoka.^[1] He competed at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +100 kg event.^[2]

Junior career

Jake Andrewartha started judo at 9 years old and made the Australian team in 2004 at the age of 14. He would go on to compete at his first Junior World Championships in 2006, which would then led to his success in the senior division.

Senior career

Andrewartha would eventually rise to the No.1 ranking in Australia by then end of 2008 at the age of 18, a position that he has held ever since. In 2009, Andrewartha became the youngest Australian to ever win an International Judo Federation World Cup, which was in Samoa.

After a number of consistent results, including a 9th place at the 2010 World Championships in Japan, Andrewartha ultimately qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. At the end of 2012, he became the first Australian to win the Welsh Open.^[3]

In 2013, Andrewartha completed another successful year which included 1st place at the Oceania Championships, National Championships, and 2nd place at the Oceania Open in Samoa.

Andrewartha placed 3rd at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

References

1. Sports reference profile
2. London 2012 profile
3. Welsh Senior Open Cardiff