Neil Eckersley

Neil Eckersley (born 5 April 1964) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] There he won a bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division (‍–‍60 kg), alongside USA's Edward "Ed" Liddie.[3]

Neil Eckersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1964-04-05) 5 April 1964
OccupationJudoka
Websitewww.olyart.no
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (1987)
European Champ.Bronze (1987, 1988)
Olympic GamesBronze (1984)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Arnhem ‍–‍60 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53654
JudoInside.com4926
Updated on 19 June 2023.

Judo career

In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 60kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Bronze Olympic medallist. Olympic British team captain. European medallist. Placed seventh at the world Championships. Winning a bronze medal in the light-weight division (-60 kg) of the 1987 Matsutarō Shoriki cup in Tokyo[5] likely made Eckersley to become the first British male judoka to win a medal during a major international tournament held in Japan. Since December 2014 Eckersley has held the rank of 7th dan awarded by the British Judo Association and International judo Federation.[6] Eckersley holds a Diploma in Sports Coaching from Herriott Watt University in Edinburgh, and in 2005 completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) degree in Sports Studies at St. Martins College, Lancaster, today known as the University of Cumbria. IJF 7 Dan

Eckersley is a judo instructor and from 2014 he has been head of the regional program in Judoregion West in Norway and club coach in Sandnes Judo Club.

Eckersley is a painter and digital artist and member of Art of the Olympians (AOTO).[7]

References
  1. "Neil ECKERSLEY". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. "Neil Eckersley". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. "Olympic Games Los Angeles". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. "Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo - Event". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. "BJA Dan Grade Register". britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. "Art of the Olympians | Neil Eckersley". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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