Chris Sherrington

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Chris Sherrington
Olympic Judo London 2012 (74 of 98).jpg
Alexander Mikhaylin (left) with Sherrington at the 2012 London Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-10-21) 21 October 1983 (age 39)
Ormskirk, England
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class +100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. R32(2011)
European Champ. R32(2011, 2012, 2013)
Olympic Games R16(2012)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Gold medal blank.svg(2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Havana +100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Samsun +100 kg
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 2720
JudoInside.com 36099
Updated on 26 December 2022.


Christopher Sherrington (born 21 October 1983 in Ormskirk, England) is a British judoka. [1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +100 kg event. [2]

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Judo career

Sherrington born in Ormskirk, England came to prominence when he became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2005. He repeated the success three years later in 2008. [3]

In 2012, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Competing in the men's +100 kg category he lost his second round match to eventual silver medallist Alexander Mikhaylin. [1] The following year Sherrington secured his third British heavyweight title. In 2014, he won the gold medal for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in heavyweight division. He defeated South African Ruan Snyman in the final.

In 2019, Sherrington won a fourth British Championship title. [3]

Personal life

Sherrington is a Royal Marines Commando. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sports reference profile
  2. ↑ "Chris Sherrington profile". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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