Harry Lovell-Hewitt

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Harry Lovell-Hewitt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class 100 kg
ClubStroud Judo Club
Achievements and titles
World Champ. R32 (2023)
European Champ. R32 (2023)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Bronze medal blank.svg (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 20988
JudoInside.com 81848
Updated on 11 February 2023.

Harry Lovell-Hewitt (born 25 January 1998 in Gloucester) is an English international judoka. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal and is a three time British champion. [1] [2]

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Biography

Raised in Stroud, Lovell-Hewitt attended Rodborough primary school and then later Archway secondary school, splitting his free time between training for judo and rugby. He was taught judo at a young age by his coach Richard Neale. He is the great-grandson of William Lovell-Hewitt, a former international cricket player. Harry also represented Team GB at the youth Olympic festival in Tbilisi in 2015 where he placed 7th. Following on from that in his U21 age category he managed to secure four junior medals, including Gold at the Danish Open, silver in both Portugal and Lithuania. He won Gold at the 2018 Italian European Cup. Lovell-Hewitt won silver and bronze medals at the European Open in 2019 and 2021. [3] In 2023, he won 2 silver European open medals in Rome and Sofia and then went on to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Judo Championships in Qatar.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 100 kg, winning the bronze medal after defeating Australian representative in the -100 kg. [1] [4] He won the 2023 -100kg title at the British Judo Championships. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "British Judo profile". British Judo. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "Harry Lovell-Hewitt". International Junior Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. "Senior National Champions Crowned in Sheffield". British Judo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.