Ellen Cobb

Ellen Cobb (born 14 December 1940) is a retired British judoka[1] and a massage therapist.[2]

Ellen Cobb
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1940-12-14) 14 December 1940
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class+72 kg
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1975 Munich -72kg
Bronze medal – third place1976 Vienna +72kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com4916

Career

Cobb began her judo training around 1965.[3]: 5  She competed successfully in both national and international judo competitions[4] and primarily ran matches in the over-72 kilograms weight class.[5] An article in the UK Judo magazine credits her with being the first female British judoka to earn a gold medal in international competition, after Cobb placed first in a 1972 event in Belgrade.[3]: 5  She won medals at two European Judo Championships, placing third in 1975 in the Half Heavyweight category,[6] and second in 1976 in the Heavyweight category.[7] As of 2015, she holds the record for oldest female medal winner in the European Judo Championships at the age of 35 in 1976.[8]

During 1977, Cobb was a full-time judo instructor.[3]: 5  and she became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships.[9] On 20 January 2002, she was promoted to 8th Dan.[10]

Since retiring from judo competition in the 1980s, Cobb has trained in multiple types of massage therapy, including Bowen technique, and now operates her own therapy centre in Hampshire, England.[11]

References
  1. "Ellen Cobb profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. "Britain's Own Samurai". Radio Times. Vol. 195. BBC Magazines. 1972. p. 57. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Woodard, Marian (February 1977). "2nd European Judo Championships for Women" (PDF). Judo. London: Judo Limited. 19 (8): 2–13.
  4. "Ellen Cobb, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. "Tough Fights For Canadians". The Windsor Star. 24 October 1977. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. "Judo - Ellen Cobb (Great Britain)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. "Oro per la Di Toma negli "europei" di Vienna" [Gold for Di Toma in the "Europeans" in Vienna] (PDF). L'Unità (in Italian). 12 December 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. Chinappi, Giulio (15 May 2015). "Judo, Europei 2015: la belga Ilse Heylen alla ricerca di nuovi record" [Judo, European Championships 2015: the Belgian Ilse Heylen in search of new records]. OASport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. "British Judo Association". www.britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  11. Tompkins, Kevin. "Ellen Cobb - Ellen". www.ellen-cobb.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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