Arons Bogolubovs
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Ārons Herševič Bogoļubovs (also Aron Bogolyubov; born December 30, 1938) was a Latvian judo
ka who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
. He is Jewish. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won a bronze medal in judo in the lightweight class.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
. He is Jewish. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won a bronze medal in judo in the lightweight class.