Matthew Jago

Matthew Etan Jago (born 12 January 1987 in Johannesburg) is a South African judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.^[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, and silver at the 2008 African Judo Championships in Agadir, Morocco, losing out to Morocco's Safouane Attaf.^[2] He won a total of judo Sa Championship 12 gold medals.

Matthew Etan Jago

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Etan Jago
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 38) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event	81 kg
Club	Tatami Judo Club
Achievements and titles
World finals	1 Gold and 1 Silver
Regional finals	2 Gold 3 silver
National finals	12 Gold
Highest world ranking	19
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Africa All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 81 kg African Championships 2008 Agadir 81 kg

Jago represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by a waza-ari (half-point) and a seoi-nage (shoulder throw) to Poland's Robert Krawczyk.^[3]