Dennis Stewart (judoka)

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Dennis Stewart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1960-05-12) 12 May 1960 (age 65)
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍95 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (1988)
World Champ. 7th (1987)
European Champ. 5th (1987, 1988)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul ‍–‍95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 17056
JudoInside.com 5003
Updated on 18 June 2023

Dennis C. Stewart (born 12 May 1960) is a retired male judoka from Great Britain, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2]

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Judo career

Stewart became a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the light-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983. [3] In 1986, he won the bronze medal in the 95kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [4]

In 1988, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games. Competing in the men's half-heavyweight (– 95 kg) division, he won a bronze medal after being defeated in the semi-finals by Brazil's eventual gold medalist Aurélio Miguel. [1]

Post retirement

After retiring from competition, he established a judo club, and coaches at the GB Judo Centre of Excellence, [5] where he coaches, among others, his sons Max Stewart and Elliot Stewart. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Stewart". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Stewart profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Stokes, David (30 October 2017). "Judo provides light for visually impaired athlete, Elliot Stewart". cnn.com . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Max Stewart". British Judo Association . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Stewart Elliot". olympics.com . Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.


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