Harry Lovell-Hewitt Explained

Harry Lovell-Hewitt
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:25 January 1998
Birth Place:Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Country:Great Britain
Weight Class:100 kg
Club:Stroud Judo Club
Worlds Rank:R32
Worlds Year:2023
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:R32
Regionals Year:2023
Regionals Weight:Men's 100 kg
Commonwealth Rank:3
Commonwealth Year:2022
Commonwealth Weight:Men's 100 kg
Updated:11 February 2023

Harry Lovell-Hewitt (born 25 January 1998 in Gloucester) is an English international judoka. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal and is a three time British champion.[1] [2]

Biography

Raised in Stroud, Lovell-Hewitt attended Rodborough primary school and then later Archway secondary school, splitting his free time between training for judo and rugby. He was taught judo at a young age by his coach Richard Neale. He is the great-grandson of William Lovell-Hewitt, a former international cricket player. Harry also represented Team GB at the youth Olympic festival in Tbilisi in 2015 where he placed 7th. Following on from that in his U21 age category he managed to secure four junior medals, including Gold at the Danish Open, silver in both Portugal and Lithuania. He won Gold at the 2018 Italian European Cup. Lovell-Hewitt won silver and bronze medals at the European Open in 2019 and 2021.[3] In 2023, he won 2 silver European open medals in Rome and Sofia and then went on to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Judo Championships in Qatar.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 100 kg, winning the bronze medal after defeating Australian representative in the -100 kg.[1] [4] He won the 2023 -100kg title at the British Judo Championships.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile. Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. 4 August 2022.
  2. Web site: British Judo profile. British Judo. 4 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Team England profile. Team England. 4 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Harry Lovell-Hewitt. International Junior Federation. 4 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Senior National Champions Crowned in Sheffield . British Judo . 14 December 2023.