Martin Padar

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.

Martin Padar

Personal information
Born	11 April 1979 (1979-04-11) (age 46)
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.	(2009)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Estonia European Championships 2009 Tbilisi +100 kg 2002 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg 2005 Moscow Open 2006 Novi Sad Open 2007 Warsaw Open 2011 Istanbul +100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Moscow +100 kg 2009 Tokyo +100 kg 2010 Paris +100 kg World Juniors Championships 1998 Cali ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	6
JudoInside.com	332
Updated on 15 November 2022

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.^[1]