Faith Pitman

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Faith Pitman
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39)
Halifax, England
Occupation Judoka
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sport
Country England
Sport Judo
Weight class –63 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. 7th (2007)
European Champ. 7th (2010)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Bronze medal blank.svg (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Rijeka –63 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Salzburg –57 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Sofia –63 kg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow –63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 110
JudoInside.com 12922
Updated on 27 December 2022.

Faith Pitman (born 4 May 1985) is a British judoka. [1] She competed for England in the women's 63 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [2] where she won a bronze medal. [3] [4] Faith Pitman has won a total of 11 Gold medals, 6 silver medals and 21 bronze medals in her career. She placed 7th in the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro at 57kgs. She also placed first in the women’s under 63 kg at the 2008 World Cup in Birmingham, England. Pitman won bronze medals for the women’s U20 and the women’s U23 European Championship and was the women’s under 63 kg British Champion in 2013. [5]

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References

  1. "British Judo profile". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. "Faith Pitman named in England Judo squad for 2014 Commonwealth Games". www.harlowstar.co.uk.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. "Faith Pitman "absolutely ecstatic" with bronze". www.sportsmole.co.uk.
  5. "Faith Pitman, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.