With the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games now less than nine years away and LA Olympic Games even closer, the development of current junior and cadet athletes is essential to achieve medal performances in our home Olympics.
The National Judo High Performance program is shared model between the Combat Institute of Australia (CombatAUS) and Judo Australia (JA) introduced in January 2021. The Development Squads are an athlete’s first step onto the High Performance ladder, and are built around attendance at National Training Camps, and progression through a calendar of handpicked events.
HIGH PERFORMANCE CALENDAR – JUNIORS 2025
The Development Squad system is designed for identified talent not yet categorised, or categorised as Emerging. It is delivered and funded from the AIS Performance Pathway Strategic Investment Grant and our athlete families.
| 2025 JUDO AUSTRALIA JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD | |
|---|---|
| Athlete | Club |
| Yonatan Ayzelman | Resilience Training Centre – Judo VIC |
| Callie Bannister | Ohori Judo Club – Judo QLD |
| Carstens Beyers* | Yarra Judo Club – Judo VIC |
| Nathan Carroll | Yarra Judo Club – Judo VIC |
| Ilan Cloete* | Ohori Judo Club – Judo QLD |
| Tom Cramp | Grappling Bros – Judo ACT |
| Nikola Dobric | Budokan – Judo NSW |
| Taylah Hayes | Kokoro Hobart – Judo TAS |
| Rio Hirose | Ohori Judo Club – Judo QLD |
| Estela Hogarth | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Alannah Joyce | Darwin Judo Club – Judo NT |
| Oren Kelly | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Casey Lee | Ohori Judo Club – Judo QLD |
| Nicholas McClifty | Tiger Do – Judo NSW |
| Vas Middleton | Judo International – Judo WA |
| Keishin Ochi | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Bianca Tandean | Budokan – Judo NSW |
| Maelie Tournier | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Timeo Tournier* | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Kohsei Toyoshima* | UniWA Judo Club – Judo WA |
| Clarissa Vumbaca | Budokan – Judo NSW |
| Gabrielle Woodward | Veteran Grappling Club – Judo QLD |
| Aaron Xu | Budokan – Judo NSW |
| Maxwell Zollinger | Budokan – Judo NSW |
| * Indicates Emerging Categorised Athlete | |
