Christopher Bowles

Christopher Bowles (born 19 September 1957) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Christopher Bowles
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1957-09-19) 19 September 1957
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 Vienna –71 kg

Judo career

Bowles became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1979.[2] The following year he won a silver medal at the 1980 European Judo Championships in Vienna, competing in the under 71kg division he lost the gold medal match to Nicolae Vlad of Romania.[3]

In 1980, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 78 kg division he failed to progress from Pool A after losing his second match to Bernard Tchoullouyan.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christopher Bowles Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "Chris Bowles profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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