 Adlington (right) faces off against Maria Suelen Altheman at the 2018 World Judo Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1986 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 7th (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2014, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 25511 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 27 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarah Jayne Adlington (born 5 August 1986) is a British judoka.[1]
Judo career
[edit]She has won over 75 medals including becoming champion of Great Britain on seven occasions, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021 and 2023.[2]
In 2013, she won the European Open in Rome and in 2015, she won the +78 kg gold at the 2015 Oceania Open in Wollongong.[3][4]
She competed in the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5] In 2020, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but was defeated in the first round of the women's +78 kg category.[6][7]
She competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 where she won a gold medal in the Women's +78 kg event and in 2022 where she won another gold medal in the Women's +78 kg event.[8]
In 2023, she won the +78 kg title at the British Judo Championships. This was her seventh British national title.[9]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | European Championships | 5th | Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
| 2009 | European Championships | 7th | Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sarah Adlington Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Oceania Open Wollongong 2015". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "European Open Rome 2013". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Women +78 kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Adlington". Team Scotland. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Senior National Champions Crowned in Sheffield". British Judo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Adlington at the International Judo Federation
- Sarah Adlington at JudoInside.com
- Sarah Adlington at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sarah Adlington at Olympics.com
- Sarah Adlington at Team GB
- Sarah Adlington at Olympedia
- Sarah Adlington at Commonwealth Games Scotland
- Sarah Adlington at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sarah Adlington at The-Sports.org
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