Nathan Katz (judo) won bronze in the men’s 66kg at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on the same day as younger brother Josh Katz. Nathan lost to the eventual gold medallist in the quarter final, but successfully negotiated the repechage to gain a place on the podium. Nathan – a two-time Olympian (2016, 2020) and Australia’s only male judoka in Tokyo – and his younger brother inherited their love for the Japanese martial art from their parents, both of whom were judo fighters. Their mother Kerrye Katz (nee Daniels) represented Australia when women’s judo was a demonstration sport at the Seoul 1988 Olympics, coached by their dad Rob. Nathan also competed at Rio 2016 Olympic Games where the pair were the first brothers to represent Australia in judo at the same Olympics. Nathan claimed three consecutive Australian junior titles between 2012 and 2014, then the Oceania multiple junior and senior crowns. He came 7th at the Junior World Championships in 2015 before sealing his spot for Rio. He narrowly missed a win in his first bout in 2016 but reached the last 16 at his second Olympics in Tokyo.