Matthew Jago

Matthew Etan Jago (born 12 January 1987 in Johannesburg) is a South African judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, and silver at the 2008 African Judo Championships in Agadir, Morocco, losing out to Morocco's Safouane Attaf.[2] He won a total of judo Sa Championship 12 gold medals.

Matthew Etan Jago
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Etan Jago
Nationality South Africa
Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)81 kg
ClubTatami Judo Club
Achievements and titles
World finals1 Gold and 1 Silver
Regional finals2 Gold 3 silver
National finals12 Gold
Highest world ranking19
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Algiers 81 kg
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Agadir 81 kg

Jago represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a waza-ari (half-point) and a seoi-nage (shoulder throw) to Poland's Robert Krawczyk.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Jago". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. Staff (14 July 2007). "SA swimmers dominate in Algeria". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Half Middleweight (81kg/178 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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