Matthew Purssey (born 23 February 1981) is a British judoka.[1]

Matthew Purssey
Personal information
Born (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg, –81 kg, –90 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.9th (2003)
European Champ.5th (2006)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's 90 kg
Representing  Great Britain
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Nicosia –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2363
JudoInside.com8369
Updated on 17 February 2022

Judo career

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Purssey is a six times champion of Great Britain, winning titles in the lightweight, half-middleweight and middleweight divisions at the British Judo Championships in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011.[2][3]

Other achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2006 European Judo Championships 5th Lightweight (73 kg)
  • Three time British Open Champion
  • 3rd place 2008 World Cup, Drammen, Norway
  • 3rd place 2007 Super World Cup, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 9th place 2003 World Championships, Osaka, Japan

Personal life

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His brother Jonathan Purssey also won a British Championships title in 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Matthew Purssey profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Six of the best as Pinewood shine in Great Britain trials". Get Reading. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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