- Aurélio Miguel
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Aurélio Miguel Personal information Born 10 March 1964 Medal recordMen's Judo Competitor for 
BrazilOlympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul -95 kg Bronze 1996 Atlanta -95 kg World Championships Silver 1993 Hamilton -95 kg Silver 1997 Paris -95 kg Bronze 1987 Essen -95 kg Aurélio Fernández Miguel (born March 10, 1964) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,[1] and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2]
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Sports career
Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10, 1964 in São Paulo. Due to bronchitis and the insistence of his father, Aurélio Marin, Aurélio Fernández Miguel began training in judo at four years old. Initially, Aurélio disliked judo, and as a child, was terrified of the roughness of the competitions and tournaments.[3] As time passed, he became fond of the sport, and eventually won his first title in 1972. Aurélio Miguel then won the Paulista tournament many times, and by the year 1980, he was recognized as the best judoka in the state.[4] Afterwards, Miguel started to compete internationally, winning the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.[5][6] He won the gold medal in the 1987 Pan American Games, again fighting in the under 95 kg category.[6] In 1987 he also won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships.[7] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he became Olympic Champion, winning the -95 kg class by beating Marc Meiling from West Germany in the final.[2][8] At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona he placed ninth.[2] He won a silver medal at the 1993 World Judo Championships in Hamilton, losing the final to Hungarian judoka Antal Kovács.[7] At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he received a bronze medal,[2] and next year he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris, behind gold winner Pawel Nastula from Poland.[7]
Political career
Aurélio successfully ran for the city council of São Paulo in October 2004, representing the Partido Liberal party, being reelected for a second term in 2008 under the banner of the Republic Party.[9]
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References
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Judo". databaseolympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=JUD. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Aurélio Miguel". SR/Olympic Sports. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/aurelio-miguel-1.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Galeria dos Campoes. Aurélio Miguel". www.canalkids.com.br. http://www.canalkids.com.br/esporte/galeria/aurelio.htm.
- ^ "Biografia". http://www.aureliomiguel.com.br/biografia2009.htm.
- ^ "Judo". sports123.com. http://sports123.com/jud/index.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Judo. Pan American Games -95kg". sports123.com. http://sports123.com/jud/mpa-95.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "Judo. World Championships. -95 kg". sports123.com. http://sports123.com/jud/mw-95.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Judo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Half-Heavyweight". SR/Olympic Sports. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/JUD/mens-half-heavyweight.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Veja quais vereadores "famosos" foram eleitos; assista" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 2008. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/videocasts/ult10038u453144.shtml.
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Brazilian judoka
- Olympic judoka of Brazil
- Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Brazilian people of Catalan descent
- Brazilian sportsperson–politicians
- Liberal Party (Brazil) politicians
- Republic Party politicians
- People from São Paulo (city)
- Olympic medalists in judo
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