Kevin Doherty (judoka)

Kevin Doherty (born November 6, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He won the silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in the lightweight division (– 71 kg). He also won the bronze medal at the 1981 World Championships in the Half Middleweight division (78 kg).[1][2] In 1986, he won the bronze medal in the 86kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Kevin Doherty
Personal information
Born (1958-11-06) November 6, 1958
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight87 kg (192 lb) (1988)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Rank     Nanadan (7th dan)
ClubAjax Budokan Judo Club
Medal record
Men's Judo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Maastricht -78 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Lightweight
Updated on 10 September 2012.

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Doherty". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  2. "Camp Budokan". Ajax Budokan Judo Club website. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.


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