Georgina Singleton
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| Full name | Georgina Singleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1977 Ascot, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pinewood Judo Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Don Werner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina Singleton (born October 11, 1977 in Ascot, Berkshire, England) is an English judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category.[1] She held four British senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of thirty-nine medals in her career, including four from major international tournaments (European Championships, Summer Universiade, Commonwealth Games), and finished seventh in the 52-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout most of her sporting career, Singleton trained for fifteen years at the Pinewood Judo Club in Wokingham under her personal coach and sensei Don Werner (who died in January 2014).[2][3] A graduate of the University of Bath, she also worked as a math teacher.[3][4]
Singleton reached the pinnacle of her sporting career at the 2002 European Judo Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, where she defeated Spain's Ana Carrascosa in a convincing fashion to take home the half-lightweight division title.[5] When the city of Manchester hosted the Commonwealth Games two months later, Singleton delighted the English crowd with another overwhelming victory over Northern Ireland's Lisa Bradley in the same division.[6][7]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Singleton qualified for Team GB in the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg), by placing fifth at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, and securing a place with her performance from the British judo trials in Wolverhampton.[8][9] Singleton got off to a firm start with convincing victories over Brazil's Fabiane Hukuda and Venezuela's Flor Velázquez in the prelims, before she conceded with a shido penalty and then succumbed to an ippon hold from Japan's Yuki Yokosawa during their quarterfinal match.[10][11] In the repechage round, Singleton edged past North Korea's Ri Sang-Sim with an uchi mata makikomi (inner thigh wraparound) hold to permit herself a chance for an Olympic medal, but her rigid form was not enough to combat Belgium's Ilse Heylen in their subsequent match, relegating Singleton into the seventh position.[12][13]
Singleton sought her third Olympic bid in Beijing, but finished fifth at the European Championships in Lisbon, effectively missing her chance to compete for the Games due to the qualification rules.[14]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgina Singleton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Megan Fletcher's Commonwealth Games gold was down to Don Werner, says Pinewood coach Mark Fricker". Bracknell News. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b Soames, Nicolas (7 February 2004). "Judo: Fallon goes from novice to favourite". Paris: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Nicksan, Phillip (20 July 2002). "Judo: Singleton fights for mastery of the mat". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Burgess, Rob (20 May 2002). "Women win European judo team silver". UK Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Favourite endures a final nightmare". Evening Gazette. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Bradley wins silver". BBC Sport. 31 July 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Horler, Matt (15 March 2004). "Fallon wins gold in Czech Republic". UK Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Britain names judo team". BBC Sport. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Uchishiba claims Japan's third judo gold medal". The Japan Times. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Singleton exits from Games". BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Women's Half-Lightweight (52kg/115 lbs) Repechage Round 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Soames, Nicolas (16 August 2004). "Judo: Fallon sets sights on Beijing". Paris: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Barton, Euan (15 April 2008). "Poor Europeans won't define our season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
External links
- Georgina Singleton at JudoInside.com
- Pinewood Judo Club Profile
