Neil Eckersley
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Representing  Great Britain
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| Men's Judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | Extra Lightweight |
Neil Eckersley (born 5 April 1964) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (– 60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie
Bronze Olympic medallist. 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[1] 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.[2] 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).[3]
References
- ^ "Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo - Event". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "BJA Dan Grade Register". britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Art of the Olympians | Neil Eckersley". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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