Christopher Bowles Explained

Christopher Bowles
Nationality:British
Sport:Judo
Birth Date:19 September 1957
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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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Christopher Bowles Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/christopher-bowles-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 19 May 2018.
  2. Web site: British Championships - Event results . Judo Inside . 19 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Chris Bowles profile . Judo Inside . 19 August 2022.