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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 April 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ( 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | 7th ( 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | ( 1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | ( 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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IJF | 53654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 4926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 19 June 2023 |
Neil Eckersley (born 5 April 1964) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] There he won a bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (–60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie. [3]
In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 60kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [4]
Bronze Olympic medallist. [5] Olympic British team captain. European medallist. Placed seventh at the world Championships. Winning a bronze medal in the light-weight division (-60 kg) of the 1987 Matsutarō Shoriki cup in Tokyo [6] likely made Eckersley to become the first British male judoka to win a medal during a major international tournament held in Japan. Since December 2014 Eckersley has held the rank of 7th dan awarded by the British Judo Association and International judo Federation. [7] Eckersley holds a Diploma in Sports Coaching from Herriott Watt University in Edinburgh, and in 2005 completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) degree in Sports Studies at St. Martins College, Lancaster, today known as the University of Cumbria. IJF 7 Dan
Eckersley is a judo instructor and from 2014 he has been head of the regional program in Judoregion West in Norway and club coach in Sandnes Judo Club.
Eckersley is a painter and digital artist and member of Art of the Olympians (AOTO). [8]
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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 April 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website |
www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ( 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | 7th ( 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Champ. | ( 1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | ( 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 53654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 4926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 19 June 2023 |
Neil Eckersley (born 5 April 1964) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] There he won a bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (–60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie. [3]
In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 60kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [4]
Bronze Olympic medallist. [5] Olympic British team captain. European medallist. Placed seventh at the world Championships. Winning a bronze medal in the light-weight division (-60 kg) of the 1987 Matsutarō Shoriki cup in Tokyo [6] likely made Eckersley to become the first British male judoka to win a medal during a major international tournament held in Japan. Since December 2014 Eckersley has held the rank of 7th dan awarded by the British Judo Association and International judo Federation. [7] Eckersley holds a Diploma in Sports Coaching from Herriott Watt University in Edinburgh, and in 2005 completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) degree in Sports Studies at St. Martins College, Lancaster, today known as the University of Cumbria. IJF 7 Dan
Eckersley is a judo instructor and from 2014 he has been head of the regional program in Judoregion West in Norway and club coach in Sandnes Judo Club.
Eckersley is a painter and digital artist and member of Art of the Olympians (AOTO). [8]