Frederick Harris (judoka)

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Frederick Harris
Personal information
Born (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Sport Judo
Rank      2nd dan black belt [1]
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IJF 16913
JudoInside.com 100248

Frederick Harris (born 7 December 1984) is a judoka from Sierra Leone.

He was selected to compete in the Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 81 kg. [2] He was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone at the opening ceremony in Tokyo. [3] However, Harris did not compete after being disqualified for being overweight. [4]

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References

  1. Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Frederick HARRIS". European Judo Union. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. "Frederick Harris". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "2021 Olympics: African delegations and flag bearers". 24 July 2021.
  4. Barrie, Lamrana (27 July 2021). "Sierra Leone's Frederick Harris Disqualified From Tokyo Olympic Games". www.sierraloaded.sl. Sierra Loaded. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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