Matthew Clempner

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Matthew Clempner
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1956-05-20) 20 May 1956 (age 68)
Salford, England
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Sport Wrestling

Matthew Spencer Clempner (born 20 May 1956) is a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle +100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Personal life

Clempner ran the Bolton Judokwai in the Horwich Leisure Centre and was the UK Judo North West area technical director. His son Matt Clempner [2] is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2007, 2011 and 2012. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Clempner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. "Matt has high hopes of success". The Bolton News. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.