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Sara Golden

Senior Worlds (2023, 2022, 2021) ... Junior Worlds (2021, 2019, 2018) ... Cadet Worlds (2017)

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Hometown

Crystal Lake, IL

Weight Category: 63 kg

Club: Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center

  • Current World Ranking: No. 57
  • 2022 Maccabiah Games Champion
  • 6x Continental Open Medalist
  • 2x Senior National Champion (2022, 2021)

International Judo Federation Competition History: Sara Golden IJF Profile

Personal: A two-time Senior National Champion by the age of 20, Golden began judo at just six years old and later added wrestling to her repertoire, competing in both sports throughout middle and high school before choosing to focus on judo. Golden qualified for her first U.S. National Team in 2017 when she fought at the Cadet World Championships as a 16 year old. The rising star qualified for the first of her three Senior World Championship Teams at just 19 in 2021 and is a top athlete to watch on the Road to the Paris and Los Angeles Olympic Games. 

Competition Highlights:

2023:

  • Gold - Cordoba Pan American Open
  • Bronze - Santiago Pan American Open
  • Bronze - Kuwait City Asian Open
  • Fifth - Guayaquil Pan American Open
  • Seventh - Pan American Games
  • Seventh - Prague European Open


2022:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
  • Gold - Maccabiah Games
  • Santo Domingo Pan American Open
  • Bronze - Tunis African Open
  • Fifth - Perth Grand Prix


2021:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships


2020:

  • Gold - Junior Pan American Championships
  • Silver - Lima Pan American Open


2019:

  • Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships
  • Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships


2018:

  • Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships  


2017:

  • Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships 

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