Ellen Cobb (born 14 December 1940) is a retired British judoka[1] and a massage therapist.[2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +72 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 4916 | ||||||||||||||
Career
editCobb began her judo training around 1965.[3]: 5 She competed successfully in both national and international judo competitions[4] and primarily ran matches in the over-72 kilograms weight class.[5] An article in the UK Judo magazine credits her with being the first female British judoka to earn a gold medal in international competition, after Cobb placed first in a 1972 event in Belgrade.[3]: 5 She won medals at two European Judo Championships, placing third in 1975 in the Half Heavyweight category,[6] and second in 1976 in the Heavyweight category.[7] As of 2015, she holds the record for oldest female medal winner in the European Judo Championships at the age of 35 in 1976.[8]
During 1977, Cobb was a full-time judo instructor.[3]: 5 and she became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships.[9] On 20 January 2002, she was promoted to 8th Dan.[10]
Since retiring from judo competition in the 1980s, Cobb has trained in multiple types of massage therapy, including Bowen technique, and now operates her own therapy centre in Hampshire, England.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Ellen Cobb profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Britain's Own Samurai". Radio Times. Vol. 195. BBC Magazines. 1972. p. 57. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Woodard, Marian (February 1977). "2nd European Judo Championships for Women" (PDF). Judo. 19 (8). London: Judo Limited: 2–13.
- ^ "Ellen Cobb, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Tough Fights For Canadians". The Windsor Star. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Judo - Ellen Cobb (Great Britain)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Oro per la Di Toma negli "europei" di Vienna" [Gold for Di Toma in the "Europeans" in Vienna] (PDF). L'Unità (in Italian). 12 December 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Chinappi, Giulio (15 May 2015). "Judo, Europei 2015: la belga Ilse Heylen alla ricerca di nuovi record" [Judo, European Championships 2015: the Belgian Ilse Heylen in search of new records]. OASport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo Association". www.britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Tompkins, Kevin. "Ellen Cobb - Ellen". www.ellen-cobb.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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