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Nicola Fairbrother

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Nicola Fairbrother
Personal information
Born (1970-05-14) 14 May 1970 (age 54)
Henley-on-Thames
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Lightweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona Lightweight

Nicola Kim Fairbrother (born 14 May 1970 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain's Miriam Blasco, who later she married. Nicola won the World Title in Hamilton, Canada in 1993.

References

  • British Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicola Fairbrother". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  • Nicola Fairbrother at JudoInside.com