Tara Babulfath

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Nickname
Pippi
BornPersian: تارا باب‌الفتح
(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 20)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationJudoka
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Tara Babulfath
Personal information
Nickname
Pippi
BornPersian: تارا باب‌الفتح
(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 20)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationJudoka
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportJudo
Weight class48 kg
Rank     1st dan black belt[1]
ClubIK Södra
Turned pro2023–present
Coached byNami Nabekura
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2024)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Bronze (2024)
European Champ.7th (2023, 2026)
Highest world ranking2nd[2][3]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Abu Dhabi48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2024 Baku48 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Baku48 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Tbilisi48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Tashkent48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Paris48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tbilisi48 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Piła48 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Sarajevo48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb48 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Poreč48 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Riga44 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF63951
JudoInside.com131689
Updated on 16 April 2026

Tara Babulfath (born 3 January 2006) is a Swedish judoka.[4] She is an Olympic and World Championships bronze medalist in the women's 48 kg division.[5][6]

Babulfath is also a European Cadet and IJF Grand Slam champion, having won the 48 kg events at the 2022 European Cadet Championships in Poreč and the 2024 Baku Grand Slam. She also earned silver and bronze medals at the World Cadets Championships.[7][8][9][10][11]

Babulfath placed third at the 2024 World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, becoming the first Swedish judoka to win an Olympic medal.[5][6] She was also one of Sweden's 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers.[12] Babulfath is coached by Jane Bridge.[5]

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