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Neil Eckersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1964-04-05) 5 April 1964 (age 60)
Occupation Judoka
Website www.olyart.no Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze ( 1984)
World Champ.7th ( 1987)
European Champ.Bronze ( 1987, 1988)
Commonwealth GamesSilver ( 1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing   Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Arnhem ‍–‍60 kg
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh ‍–‍60 kg
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]

Judo career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Neil ECKERSLEY". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Neil Eckersley". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games Los Angeles". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Eckersley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo - Event". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BJA Dan Grade Register". britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Art of the Olympians | Neil Eckersley". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neil Eckersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1964-04-05) 5 April 1964 (age 60)
Occupation Judoka
Website www.olyart.no Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze ( 1984)
World Champ.7th ( 1987)
European Champ.Bronze ( 1987, 1988)
Commonwealth GamesSilver ( 1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing   Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Arnhem ‍–‍60 kg
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh ‍–‍60 kg
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]

Judo career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Neil ECKERSLEY". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Neil Eckersley". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games Los Angeles". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Eckersley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo - Event". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BJA Dan Grade Register". britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Art of the Olympians | Neil Eckersley". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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