Joshter Andrew

Joshter Andrew
Personal information
Full nameJoshter Andrew
Born (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26)
Medal record
Representing  Guam
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia -81 kg

Joshter Andrew (born 11 March 1998) is a Guamanian male judoka who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early and personal life

Andrew was born on 11 March 1998 in Guam. He started training in judo in 2013. After finishing high school he moved to Japan in 2017. He received an Olympic Solidarity scholarship and he studied business law at Ryutsu Keizai University.[1][2]

Career

He won a gold medal in the -81 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa.[3] He was selected to compete in the Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg where he was defeated by Akmal Murodov.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Team Guam Olympic profiles: Joshter Andrew (judo)". www.kuam.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Guam athlete Joshter Andrew is ready for his first Olympics". abc.net.au. 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Santo Tomas, Jojo (16 July 2019). "Joshter Andrew wins gold for Guam". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Judo ANDREW Joshter - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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