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Neil Eckersley (born 5 April 1964) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented his nGreat Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (– 60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1964 | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 60kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Bronze Olympic medallist. Olympic British team captain. European medallist. Placed seventh at the world Championships. Winning a bronze medal in the light-weight division (-60 kg) of the 1987 Matsutarō Shoriki cup in Tokyo[2] likely made Eckersley to become the first British male judoka to win a medal during a major international tournament held in Japan. Since December 2014 Eckersley has held the rank of 7th dan awarded by the British Judo Association and International judo Federation.[3] Eckersley holds a Diploma in Sports Coaching from Herriott Watt University in Edinburgh, and in 2005 completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) degree in Sports Studies at St. Martins College, Lancaster, today known as the University of Cumbria. IJF 7 Dan
Eckersley is a judo instructor and from 2014 he has been head of the regional program in Judoregion West in Norway and club coach in Sandnes Judo Club.
Eckersley is a painter and digital artist and member of Art of the Olympians (AOTO).[4]
References
- "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo - Event". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "BJA Dan Grade Register". britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "Art of the Olympians | Neil Eckersley". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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Neil Eckersley (né le 5 avril 1964) est un judoka britannique ayant participé aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984. Il y remporte la médaille de bronze dans la catégorie des -60 kg.[it] Neil Eckersley
Neil Eckersley (Bolton, 5 aprile 1964) è un ex judoka britannico.[ru] Экерсли, Нил
Нил Экерсли (англ. Neil Eckersley; род. 5 апреля 1964, Болтон, Большой Манчестер) — британский дзюдоист, чемпион и призёр чемпионатов Великобритании, бронзовый призёр чемпионатов Европы, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1984 года в Лос-Анджелесе, участник двух Олимпиад.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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