Nigel Donohue

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Nigel Donohue
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969 (age 56)
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportJudo and wrestling
Event(s)
Extra-lightweight (judo)
flyweight/featherweight (wrestling)
ClubNewton and Urmston
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh 52kg flyweight
Men's judo
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Birmingham 60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Frankfurt 60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 The Hague 60 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Athens 60 kg

Nigel John Patrick Donohue (born 1969) is a British retired judoka and wrestler. [1]

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Wrestling career

Donohue represented England and won a bronze medal in the 52 kg flyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3]

Donohue was a three-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1985, 1986 and 1993. [4]

Judo career

Donohue was better known for his participation in judo and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. [5] He was also the champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships in 1992. [6]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1996 Olympic Games 7thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1995 European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1993 World Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1990 European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)

References

  1. ↑ "Nigel Donohue profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nigel Donohue Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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