Tara Babulfath (born 3 January 2006) is a Swedish

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. She is an

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and

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bronze medalist in the women's 48 kg division. Babulfath is also a European Cadet and IJF Grand Slam champion, having won the 48 kg events at the 2022 European Cadet Championships in

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and the 2024 Judo Grand Slam in

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. She also earned silver and bronze medals at the World Cadets Championships. Babulfath placed third at the 2024 World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event at the

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in Paris, becoming the first Swedish judoka to win an Olympic medal. She was also one of the Swedish flag bearers at the

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. Babulfath is coached by

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Family

Tara Babulfath is the daughter of Iranian-born Swedish wrestler Mohammad Babulfath, who competed at the

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, and wrestler , a four-time

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medalist.

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* * * * 2006 births Living people Swedish female judoka Swedish people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent 21st-century Swedish sportswomen Olympic judoka for Sweden Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in judo Martial artists from Stockholm {{Sweden-judo-bio-stub