Sugoi Uriarte

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Uriarte and the second or maternal family name is Marcos.
Sugoi Uriarte

Uriarte at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 32)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain[1]
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Valencia Club Judo[3]
Coached by Ronaldo Veitia Jr[3]
Salvador Gómez[4]

Sugoi Uriarte Marcos (born 14 May 1984) is a Spanish judoka who won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and reached semifinals in 2012.[4][5]

Uriarte took up judo aged five. He is married to the fellow Olympics judoka Laura Gómez and is trained by her father. Uriarte has master's degrees in engineering and sport administration. His mother died shortly before the 2012 Olympics.[4]

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