Thomas Cousins (born 3 March 1981) is a British former judoka, who won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1981 Harlow, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commonwealth Games |  (2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 308 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 10 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo career
editAt the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Cousins won the silver medal in the under 81kg category, in the gold medal match he was defeated by Scotland's Graeme Randall.[3]
He became the champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2004.[4][5]
Personal life
editHis twin brother Peter Cousins is also a British judoka, who competed at the Olympic Games.[1] Thomas is a coach at the West Essex Judo Club.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Thomas Cousins profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Cousins". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Randall shows his class". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "West Essex Judo Club celebrate big medal haul". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
edit- Thomas Cousins at JudoInside.com
- Thomas Cousins at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Thomas Cousins at The-Sports.org
