Billy Cusack

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Billy Cusack
Personal information
Born (1966-05-23) 23 May 1966 (age 57)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Sport Judo
Weight class lightweight
Profile at external databases
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William Scott Cusack (born 23 May 1966) is a Scottish judoka who represented Great Britain in the Olympics. [1]

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Early and personal life

Cusack was born in Glasgow, Great Britain. [1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg). [1] He was married to 1982 U52 world champion judoka Loretta Doyle. [2] [3] [4]

Judo career

Cusack was a six times champion of Great Britain, winning lightweight (lw) and half-middleweight (hmw) divisions at the British Judo Championships in 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (hmw) and 1994. [5]

Cusack's sports club was Edinburgh. [1] In 1990, he won the US Open Colorado Springs in the U71 weight class as well as the 1994 Scottish Senior Championships in the U78 weight class. [2]

Cusack competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 26, in Judo--Men's Lightweight, and came in tied for 18th. [1] He was awarded his 7th Dan on 29 October 2015 by the British Judo Association. [6]

Coaching career

Cusack is Director of Coaching at Edinburgh Judo, and in 1999 was named UK Coach of the Year, receiving the Mussabini Medal. [7] [8] [9] He assisted Graeme Randall, who won the -81 kg world title in Birmingham. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Billy Cusack, Judoka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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  5. "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. "British Judo Association". membersearch.britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. "BILLY CUSACK – DIRECTOR OF COACHING - Edinburgh Judo". Edinburghjudo.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. "Billy Cusack : Britain's Top Coach" (PDF). Twoj.org. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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