Thomas Cousins

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Thomas Cousins
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Harlow, England
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class –81 kg
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Silver medal blank.svg (2002)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Cali –81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Rome –81 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Nicosia –81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Bucharest –81 kg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester –81 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com 308
Updated on 10 January 2023

Thomas Cousins (born 3 March 1981) is a British former judoka, who won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

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Judo career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Cousins won the silver medal in the under 81kg category, in the gold medal match he was defeated by Scotland's Graeme Randall. [3]

He became the champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2004. [4] [5]

Personal life

His twin brother Peter Cousins is also a British judoka, who competed at the Olympic Games. [1] Thomas is a coach at the West Essex Judo Club. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas Cousins profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. "Thomas Cousins". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "Randall shows his class". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. "West Essex Judo Club celebrate big medal haul". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 20 August 2022.