Winston Gordon

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Winston Gordon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1976-11-09) 9 November 1976 (age 46)
Lambeth, London
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class –86 kg, –90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. 7th (2007)
European Champ. Bronze medal europe.svg(2006)
Olympic Games 5th (2004)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Gold medal blank.svg(2002)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Tampere –90 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Monte Carlo –86 kg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 22015
JudoInside.com 316
Updated on 17 November 2022.

Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a former British judoka, who competed at three Olympic Games. [1]

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Biography

Gordon was born in Lambeth, London. He came to prominence when becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1996. [2] After representing Great Britain at two European Championships he won a second British title in 2000, at the heavier middleweight class of -90kg. [2]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won the gold medal in the under 90kg category. [3] In 2004, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 90kg he just missed out on winning the bronze medal when he lost to Mark Huizinga in the play off. The following year he won his third British title, this time at half-heavyweight. [2]

In 2006, he won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere, before gaining selection for a second Olympic Games in 2008. At the games he competed in the men's 90kg class. After winning the 2009 British Open he participated in his third Olympic Games, this time at his 2012 home games in London. [4]

He retired in 2013. [3]

Personal life

He is a Sensei at the EB Phoenix Judo Club in Tooting, London.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1998 European Judo Championships 7thMiddleweight (90 kg)
1999 European Judo Championships 7thMiddleweight (90 kg)
2002 Commonwealth Games 1stMiddleweight (90 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships 5thMiddleweight (90 kg)
2004 Olympic Games 5thMiddleweight (90 kg)
2006 European Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (90 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 7thMiddleweight (90 kg)
2008 Beijing Olympics --Middleweight (90 kg)
2012 London Olympics --Middleweight (90 kg)

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References

  1. "Winston Gordon profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Judo legend Winston Gordon retires". British Judo. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. "Winston Gordon". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012.