Kelly Petersen Pollard

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Kelly Petersen Pollard
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)
Birmingham, England
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class 70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. R16 (2024)
European Champ. 7th (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Baku 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Abu Dhabi 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tel Aviv 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Dushanbe 70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Zagreb 70 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Linz 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Dushanbe 70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Vantaa 70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 30500
JudoInside.com 90707
Updated on 22 May 2024

Kelly Petersen Pollard (born 30 April 1999) is a British judoka. [1] [2]

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Judo career

Petersen Pollard is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021. [3]

She is the bronze medallist of the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the -70 kg category. [4] [5] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event. [6]

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. [7]

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References

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  2. "Kelly Petersen Pollard". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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