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Full name | Thomas Patrick Hill [1] |
Born | 28 October 1974 49) [1] Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia [1] | (age
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Judo |
Club | Marist Judo Club [1] Hill Sports Academy [2] |
Medal record |
Thomas Hill (born 28 October 1974) is an Australian judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games [3] and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout. [4] He has been Australian Champion nine times.
Thomas also has 6 children who are also rising judo stars.
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