Martin Padar

Martin Padar

Personal information
Born	11 April 1979 (1979-04-11) (age 47)
Died
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍100 kg, +100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2008)
World Champ.	5th (2009)
European Champ.	Gold (2009)
Medal record Men's judo Representing Estonia European Championships 2009 Tbilisi +100 kg Silver medal – second place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2005 Moscow Open Bronze medal – third place 2006 Novi Sad Open Bronze medal – third place 2007 Warsaw Open Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul +100 kg IJF Grand Slam Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moscow +100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo +100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris +100 kg World Juniors Championships Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cali ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 15 November 2022

Martin Padar (born 11 April 1979 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian judoka, who has competed in the men's half heavyweight (‍–‍100 kg) and later in the heavyweight (+100 kg) category. A 2009 European champion, he has also competed at two Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2011	European Judo Championships	3rd	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2009	European Judo Championships	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2007	European Open Championships	3rd	Open class
2006	European Judo Championships	5th	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
	European Open Championships	3rd	Open class
2005	World Judo Championships	7th	Open class
	European Judo Championships	7th	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
	European Open Championships	3rd	Open class
2003	European Judo Championships	5th	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2002	European Judo Championships	2nd	Half heavyweight (100 kg)

Personal

Politician Ivari Padar is Martin Padar's cousin.

External links

• Martin Padar at The-Sports.org
• Martin Padar at ESBL (in Estonian)
• Martin Padar on Facebook