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Chris Sherrington

Chris Sherrington

Scottish judoka


Christopher David Sherrington (born 21 October 1983 in Ormskirk, England) is a British judoka.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +100 kg event.[2]

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Judo career

Sherrington born in Ormskirk, England came to prominence when he became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2005. He repeated the success three years later in 2008.[3]

In 2012, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Competing in the men's +100 kg category he lost his second round match to eventual silver medallist Alexander Mikhaylin.[1] The following year Sherrington secured his third British heavyweight title. In 2014, he won the gold medal for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in heavyweight division. He defeated South African Ruan Snyman in the final.

In 2019, Sherrington won a fourth British Championship title.[3]

Personal life

Sherrington is a Royal Marines Commando.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christopher Sherrington". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Chris Sherrington profile". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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