Benjamin Fletcher (judoka)

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Ben Fletcher
Personal information
NationalityBritish, Irish
Born (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 33)
Reading, England
Occupation Judoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country
Sport Judo
Weight class –100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2016, 2020)
World Champ. R16 (2015, 2019)
European Champ. 7th (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Cancún ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍90 kg
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tunis ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Hohhot ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 42352 , 9564
JudoInside.com 49409
Updated on 21 May 2023

Benjamin Karl Fletcher (born 13 March 1992) is a former British and now Irish judoka. [1]

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Judo career

As a junior, Fletcher won bronze at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Cape Town. He is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016. [2]

In 2016, he was selected by Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's -100 kg event, where he was defeated in his second round match. [3]

In 2017, he changed his nationality to that of Ireland, after which he won the title at the 2017 Hong Kong Asian Open. [4] He started 2018 by winning gold at the Tunis Grand Prix, [5] becoming the first Judoka representing Ireland to ever win an IJF World Judo Tour event. He followed it up with more success that year taking silver at a prestigious Grand Slam event in Düsseldorf and bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix.

Personal life

His sister Megan Fletcher is also an international judoka.

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Fletcher profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamin Fletcher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ben Fletcher is Hong Kong king and Adam Hall wins first British title as Team Bath judoka excel". teambath.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fletcher marks new Irish career with gold at IJF Tunis Grand Prix". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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