Sugoi Uriarte

Sugoi Uriarte Marcos[lower-alpha 1] (born 14 May 1984) is a Spanish judoka who won a silver medal at the 2009 World Judo Championships. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and reached semifinals in 2012.[4][5]

Sugoi Uriarte
Uriarte at the 2012
Personal information
Full nameSugoi Uriarte Marcos
Nationality Spain
Born14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 39)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Sport
Country Spain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
ClubValencia Club Judo[3]
Coached byRonaldo Veitia Jr[3]
Salvador Gómez[4]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2009)
European Champ.Gold (2010)
Olympic Games5th (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2009 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tunis ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Havana ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF470
JudoInside.com22063
Updated on 13 August 2023.

Uriarte took up judo aged five. He is married to the fellow Olympics judoka Laura Gómez and is trained by her father. Uriarte has master's degrees in engineering and sport administration. His mother died shortly before the 2012 Olympics.[4]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uriarte and the second or maternal family name is Marcos.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sugoi Uriarte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Sugoi Uriarte". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
  3. "Sugoi Uriarte". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
  4. "Sugoi Uriarte". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. "Sugoi Uriarte". JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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