# Jake Andrewartha

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{{short description|Australian Olympic judoka (born 1989)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| headercolor    = lightblue
|honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|OLY}}
| name           = Jake Andrewartha
| image          = JakeAndrewarthaBronze.jpg
| caption        = Andrewartha in 2014
| alt            = A close-up of Jake Andrewartha
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|24}}
| birth_place    = [Clare, South Australia](/source/Clare%2C_South_Australia), Australia
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = 1.96 m
| weight         = 130 kg
| website        = 
| country        = Australia
| sport          = [Judo](/source/Judo)
| event          = + 100 kg
| collegeteam    = 
| universityteam = 
| club           = Resilience Training Centre
| team           = 
| turnedpro      =
| coach          = 
| retired        = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalGold  |2009 Samoa World Cup | +100 kg}}
{{MedalGold | [2010 National Championship](/source/Australian_National_Judo_Championships) | +100 kg}}
{{MedalGold  |2012 Welsh Open | +100 kg}}
{{MedalGold | [2013 National Championships](/source/Australian_National_Judo_Championships) | +100 kg}}
{{MedalGold  |2013 Oceania Championships | +100 kg}}
{{MedalGold  |2015 Oceania Championships | +100 kg}}
{{MedalSilver  |2013 Oceania Open Samoa | +100 kg}}
{{MedalBronze | [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) | +100 kg}}
{{MedalBronze | 2014 Oceania Open Wollongong | +100 kg}}
| show-medals    = yes
| updated        = 27 July 2017
}}

'''Jake Andrewartha''', {{post-nominals|OLY}} (born 24 December 1989 in [Clare](/source/Clare%2C_South_Australia), Australia) is an Australian [judoka](/source/judoka).<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/jake-andrewartha-1.html Sports reference profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214112256/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/jake-andrewartha-1.html |date=14 December 2012 }}</ref> He competed at the [2012 London Olympics](/source/2012_London_Olympics) and the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) in the [+100 kg event](/source/Judo_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics%26nbsp%3B%E2%80%93_Men's_%2B100_kg).<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/andrewartha-jake-1090810/ London 2012 profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721115404/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/andrewartha-jake-1090810/ |date=21 July 2012 }}</ref>

== Junior career ==
Jake Andrewartha started judo when he was 9 years old and made it into 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](/source/International_Judo_Federation) World Cup, which was in [Samoa](/source/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](/source/2012_London_Olympics). At the end of 2012, he became the first Australian to win the Welsh Open.<ref>[http://www.judoinside.com/event/8721/ Welsh Senior Open Cardiff]</ref>

In 2013, Andrewartha completed another successful year which included 1st place at the Oceania Championships, [National Championships](/source/Australian_National_Judo_Championships), and 2nd place at the Oceania Open in Samoa.

Andrewartha placed 3rd at the [2014 Commonwealth Games](/source/2014_Commonwealth_Games) in Glasgow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/judo/1030424/jake_andrewartha.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Jake Andrewartha Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref>

== Professional wrestling career ==
In 2016, Andrewartha moved onto a career in [professional wrestling](/source/professional_wrestling), debuting with [Melbourne City Wrestling](/source/Melbourne_City_Wrestling).

In May 2023, Andrewartha won his first professional wrestling championship, capturing the Wrestlerock Heavyweight Championship in a 2 on 1 handicap match.

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Martial arts}}
*{{Facebook User|jakeandrewarthajudo}}

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Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian male judoka
Category:Olympic judoka for Australia
Category:Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportsmen from South Australia
Category:Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Australian male professional wrestlers
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in judo
Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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