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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | 12 May 1960||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | –95 kg | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (1988) | ||||||||||||||
World Champ. | 7th (1987) | ||||||||||||||
European Champ. | 5th (1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
IJF | 17056 | ||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 5003 | ||||||||||||||
Updated on 18 June 2023. |
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]
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 2 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.
- ↑ "Dennis Stewart profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Stokes, David (30 October 2017). "Judo provides light for visually impaired athlete, Elliot Stewart". cnn.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Max Stewart". British Judo Association. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Stewart Elliot". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
- Dennis Stewart at the International Judo Federation
- Dennis Stewart at JudoInside.com
- Dennis Stewart at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Dennis Stewart at Olympics.com
- Dennis Stewart at Olympedia
- Dennis Stewart at Team GB
- Dennis Stewart at The-Sports.org