Dennis_Stewart_(judoka)

Dennis Stewart (judoka)

Dennis Stewart (judoka)

British judoka

Dennis C. Stewart (born 12 May 1960) is a retired male judoka from Great Britain, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

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Judo career

Stewart became a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the light-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.[3] In 1986, he won the bronze medal in the 95kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]

In 1988, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games. Competing in the men's half-heavyweight (– 95 kg) division, he won a bronze medal after being defeated in the semi-finals by Brazil's eventual gold medalist Aurélio Miguel.[1]

Post retirement

After retiring from competition, he established a judo club, and coaches at the GB Judo Centre of Excellence,[5] where he coaches, among others, his sons Max Stewart and Elliot Stewart.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Stewart". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Dennis Stewart profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. [5]
    Stokes, David (30 October 2017). "Judo provides light for visually impaired athlete, Elliot Stewart". cnn.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Max Stewart". British Judo Association. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Stewart Elliot". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.


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