Vacinuff Morrison

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Vacinuff Morrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1952-05-19) 19 May 1952 (age 72)
Sport
Sport Judo
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Madrid –70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Madrid team

Vacinuff Morrison (born 19 May 1952) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

Judo career

Morrison came to prominence after winning two bronze medals (individual and team) at the 1973 European Judo Championships. [2] He became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1974 and 1975. [3]

In 1976, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 70 kg division he just missed out on a medal after reacing the repechage final (bronze medal play off) but losing out to Patrick Vial. [1] Later that year Morrison won a third British Championship, despite the weight class increasing to under 78 kg. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vacinuff Morrison Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vacinuff Morrison profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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