Billy Cusack Explained

Billy Cusack
Birth Date:23 May 1966
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Weight Class:lightweight

William Scott Cusack (born 23 May 1966) is a Scottish judoka who represented Great Britain in the Olympics.[1]

Early and personal life

Cusack was born in Glasgow, Great Britain.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1] He was married to 1982 U52 world champion judoka Loretta Doyle.[2] [3] [4]

Judo career

Cusack was a six times champion of Great Britain, winning lightweight (lw) and half-middleweight (hmw) divisions at the British Judo Championships in 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (hmw) and 1994.[5]

Cusack's sports club was Edinburgh.[1] In 1990, he won the US Open Colorado Springs in the U71 weight class as well as the 1994 Scottish Senior Championships in the U78 weight class.[2]

Cusack competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 26, in Judo--Men's Lightweight, and came in tied for 18th.[1] He was awarded his 7th Dan on 29 October 2015 by the British Judo Association.[6]

Coaching career

Cusack is Director of Coaching at Edinburgh Judo, and in 1999 was named UK Coach of the Year, receiving the Mussabini Medal.[7] [8] [9] He assisted Graeme Randall, who won the -81 kg world title in Birmingham.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Cusack Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/billy-cusack-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports-reference.com . 1966-05-23 . 2016-10-04.
  2. Web site: Billy Cusack, Judoka. JudoInside.com. 2016-10-04.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 10 September 2016 . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220607030309/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880217&id=aDE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=GaYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601%2C4930669 . dead .
  4. Web site: Loretta Doyle, Judoka . JudoInside.com. 2016-10-04.
  5. Web site: British Championships - Event results . Judo Inside . 16 August 2022.
  6. Web site: British Judo Association. membersearch.britishjudo.org.uk. 2017-05-11.
  7. Web site: BILLY CUSACK – DIRECTOR OF COACHING - Edinburgh Judo. Edinburghjudo.com. 2016-10-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813001859/http://edinburghjudo.com/meet-the-coaches/billy-cusack/. 13 August 2015. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Billy Cusack : Britain's Top Coach . Twoj.org . 2016-10-04.
  9. Web site: Sports coach UK . 2009-10-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722184355/http://www.sportscoachuk.org/index.php?PageID=6&sc=28&uid=68 . 22 July 2011 .

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