Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a British former judoka, who competed at three Olympic Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1976 Lambeth, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –86 kg, –90 kg, –100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5th (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 22015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 17 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editGordon was born in Lambeth, London. He came to prominence when becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1996.[3] After representing Great Britain at two European Championships he won a second British title in 2000, at the heavier middleweight class of -90kg.[3]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won the gold medal in the under 90kg category.[4] In 2004, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 90kg he just missed out on winning the bronze medal when he lost to Mark Huizinga in the play off. The following year he won his third British title, this time at half-heavyweight.[3]
In 2006, he won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere, before gaining selection for a second Olympic Games in 2008. At the games he competed in the men's 90kg class. After winning the 2009 British Open he participated in his third Olympic Games, this time at his 2012 home games in London.[5]
He retired in 2013.[4]
Personal life
editHe is a Sensei at the EB Phoenix Judo Club in Tooting, London.
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 1998 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 1999 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2002 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | 5th | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2006 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2007 | World Judo Championships | 7th | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2008 | Beijing Olympics | -- | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2012 | London Olympics | -- | Middleweight (90 kg) |
References
edit- ^ "Winston Gordon profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Winston Gordon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Judo legend Winston Gordon retires". British Judo. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Winston Gordon". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012.
External links
edit- Winston Gordon at the International Judo Federation
- Winston Gordon at JudoInside.com
- Winston Gordon at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Winston Gordon at Olympics.com
- Winston Gordon at Olympedia
- Winston Gordon at The-Sports.org
