Megan Fletcher
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| Nationality | English | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1989 Reading, England | |||||||||||
| Education | The Emmbrook School | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Bath | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) (2014) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) (2014) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 38 | |||||||||||
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| Updated on 7 September 2014 | ||||||||||||
Megan Fletcher (born 2 August 1989) is an English athlete who practices judo at international level.
Personal history
Megan Fletcher was born on 2 August 1989 in Reading, England. She was schooled at The Emmbrook School, in Wokingham,[1] before going to the University of Bath, where she has trained since 2007 with Team Bath.[2] As of 2014[update] she resides in Wokingham,[3] which is where her club, Pinewood Judo Club, is located.[4]
Besides judo, Fletcher is a trained geography teacher, and teaches part-time[5] at The Castle School, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.[6]
Judo career
Fletcher began judo at the age of 5,[7][8] and became a first dan black belt at the age of 15.[3] In 2011, Fletcher participated for Great Britain at the World University Games in China.[9]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland, Fletcher beat Moira de Villiers of New Zealand in the 70 kilograms judo final,[10] by ippon with tate shiho gatame.[5] Fletcher reached the final despite the fact that she had her face taped up after suffering an injury to her nose[11] against the "gold medal hope"[5] Sally Conway of Scotland in the semi-finals;[11] Conway was the British judo number one going into the tournament.[5] After her victory in the final, Fletcher dedicated it to her sensei, Don Werner, who had been her coach at Pinewood and died in January 2014 of cancer.[6] Fletcher's younger brother Ben Fletcher was due to compete in the judo 73 kilograms (161 lb) category, but a week before the event he suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw; he was replaced by Danny Williams.[10] Megan is currently ranked 40th in the world in the 70kg category by the International Judo Federation.[12]
Megan now works as a Geography teacher at The Castle School Thornbury.
References
- ^ "Former Pinewood Judo Club star Megan Fletcher scoops Commonwealth Games gold medal in judo 70kg final". Bracknell News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Fricker, Mark (9 March 2014). "Inglemunster and English Open". Pinewood Judo Club. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Megan Fletcher". British Judo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "How to find the club". Pinewood Judo Club. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Dirs, Ben (25 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: England and Scotland continue judo dominance". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b Maul, Rob (26 July 2014). "Megan Fletcher wins gold for England in 70kg judo at Commonwealth Games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Megan Fletcher". University of Bath. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Megan Fletcher". Commonwealth Games 2014. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Selected athletes". University of Bath. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b Reid, Alesdair (26 July 2014). "Gy trips pay off for late call-up Williams". The Daily Telegraph. Sports. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014: Judo player Megan Fletcher makes final despite injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "-70kg" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.