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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1968 Feltham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66kg/–78kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowena Sweatman (born 10 February 1968) is a British judoka. [1] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]
In 1986, she won the bronze medal in the 66kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [3] Sweatman became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1988. [4]
In 1994, she became the European champion at the 1994 European Judo Championships in Gdańsk, where she won the gold medal in the -66kg category. [1] The following year she won a bronze medal at the 1995 European Judo Championships, in Birmingham. [1]
In 1996, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She competed in the women's middleweight event, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Aneta Szczepańska. [2] The following year in 1997, she claimed a second British title, but this time at the heavier weight class of half-heavyweight (-78kg). [4]
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