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Nicola Kim Fairbrother MBE (born 14 May 1970) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who competed at two Olympic Games. She currently holds the 7th Dan and is one of Britain's most prominent judoka.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1970 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –56kg/–57kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
Nicola's first significant success was becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1989.[2] The following year she gained her first senior international success when she won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt.[1]
In 1991, she won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona[1] and won back to back British titles in 1991 and 1992.[2] During 1992, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain's Miriam Blasco, who later she married. Additionally, she won her first European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships in Paris.[1]
The following year in 1993, she successfully defended her European crown and won her second World title, winning gold at the 1993 World Judo Championships in Hamilton. European silver in 1994 and European gold in 1995 added to the medal collection[1] before she went to her second Olympic Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta. In the women's 56 kg she was unlucky in that she drew the eventual gold medallist Driulis González in the quarter finals.[3]
In 1998 and 1999, she won her fourth and fifth British Championship titles.[2]
Awards
In 1994, she was awarded the MBE for services to judo by HRM The Queen.
Personal life
Nicola is married to Miriam Blasco and has authored a number of children's judo books and from 2001 to 2018 she was the editor of the Koka Kids Judo magazine.
References
- "Nicola Fairbrother profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Nicola Kim Fairbrother". Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Nicola Fairbrother at JudoInside.com
- Nicola Fairbrother at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nicola Fairbrother at Olympics.com
- Nicola Fairbrother at Olympedia
- Nicola Fairbrother personal blog on Spanish foods
- Koka Kids Judo Magazine website
- British Olympic Committee
World Judo Championships — Women's Lightweight | |
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1980–97: −56 kg • 1999–present: –57 kg | |
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List of World Judo Championships medalists in Women's Lightweight |
European Judo Championships — Women's Lightweight | |
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1974–97: –56 kg • 1998–present: –57 kg | |
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На других языках
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Nicola Fairbrother (Henley-on-Thames, 14 de mayo de 1970) es una deportista británica que compitió en yudo.[it] Nicola Fairbrother
Nicola Kim Fairbrother (Henley-on-Thames, 14 maggio 1970) è un'ex judoka britannica.[ru] Фейрбразер, Никола
Нико́ла Ким Фе́йрбразер (англ. Nicola Kim Fairbrother; 14 мая 1970, Хенли-он-Темс) — британская дзюдоистка лёгкой весовой категории, выступала за сборную Великобритании на всём протяжении 1990-х годов. Серебряная призёрка летних Олимпийских игр в Барселоне, чемпионка мира, трёхкратная чемпионка Европы, победительница многих турниров национального и международного значения.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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