Tom Hill (judoka)

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Tom Hill
Personal information
Full nameThomas Patrick Hill [1]
Born28 October 1974 (1974-10-28) (age 49) [1]
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia [1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
ClubMarist Judo Club [1]
Hill Sports Academy [2]
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 73 kg

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.

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Personal life

Thomas also has 6 children who are also rising judo stars.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tom Hill Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Canberra Crossfit - Judo - BJJ - Kickboxing". Hill Sports Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Tom Hill". Hillsportsacademy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Australian Olympic Committee: Tom Hill". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2018.