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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +72 kg | ||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 4916 | ||||||||||||||
Ellen Cobb (born 14 December 1940) is a retired British judoka [1] and a massage therapist. [2]
Cobb began her judo training around 1965. [3] : 5 She competed successfully in both national and international judo competitions [4] and primarily ran matches in the over-72 kilograms weight class. [5] An article in the UK Judo magazine credits her with being the first female British judoka to earn a gold medal in international competition, after Cobb placed first in a 1972 event in Belgrade. [3] : 5 She won medals at two European Judo Championships, placing third in 1975 in the Half Heavyweight category, [6] and second in 1976 in the Heavyweight category. [7] As of 2015, she holds the record for oldest female medal winner in the European Judo Championships at the age of 35 in 1976. [8]
During 1977, Cobb was a full-time judo instructor. [3] : 5 and she became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships. [9] On 20 January 2002, she was promoted to 8th Dan. [10]
Since retiring from judo competition in the 1980s, Cobb has trained in multiple types of massage therapy, including Bowen technique, and now operates her own therapy centre in Hampshire, England. [11]
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