Barry Kirk Jackman (born March 16, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a Barbadian judoka, who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category.[2] He attained a seventh-place finish in the 100-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and represented his nation Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] Jackman is also a full-fledged member of Starrett Judo Club in Brooklyn, New York, and the Barbados Olympic squad, under head coach Ian Waithers.[4][5]

Barry Kirk Jackman
Personal information
Full nameBarry Kirk Jackman
NationalityBarbadian
Born (1981-03-16) March 16, 1981 (age 43)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event100 kg
ClubStarrett Judo Club
Coached byIan Waithers, Parnel Legros[1]

Jackman qualified as a lone judoka for the Barbadian team in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.[3] He lost his opening match to Australia's Martin Kelly, who performed an uki waza (floating drop) to crush him on the tatami for an ippon victory at one minute and forty-two seconds.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Team USA. February 17, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Kirk Jackman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Harris, Alan (July 23, 2012). "True Olympic spirit". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Judo: Pedro's Challenge Results". Team USA. February 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Two-man Barbados team goes for judo gold". Manchester 2002. July 29, 2002. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Judo: Men's Half-Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  7. ^ Murphy, Mitchell (August 19, 2004). "Jessica Ready To Overcome Hurdles". Newcastle Herald. Judo Federation of Australia. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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