Lachlan Moorhead Explained

Birth Date:15 May 2000
Birth Place:Penistone, U.K.
Country:Great Britain
Weight Class:81 kg
Club:Sheffield Judo Club
Coach:Matt Moorhead
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2023
Worlds Weight:Men's 81 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:R16
Regionals Year:2022
Regionals Weight:Men's 81 kg
Regionals Year2:2023
Regionals Weight2:Men's 81 kg
Commonwealth Rank:1
Commonwealth Year:2022
Commonwealth Weight:Men's 81 kg
Updated:12 November 2023

Lachlan Moorhead (born 15 May 2000)[1] [2] is a British judoka. He is British champion and won gold in the Men's 81 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Early life and education

Moorhead is from Penistone, where his father, who coached him initially, started a judo club,[3] and where he attended Penistone Grammar School.[4] He is a member of Sheffield Judo Club.[1] He studies business management at the University of Birmingham.[5]

Career

In 2019, Moorhead won bronze medals at the European Junior Championships and the Kaunas European Junior Cup.[1] In 2021, competing as an adult, he won bronze at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.[1] Also in 2021, Moorhead became a British champion after winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships.[6] [2] [5]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the 81 kg class, defeating Canadian François Gauthier-Drapeau in the final.[3] [7]

Personal life

Inspired by the death of Craig Fallon when he was 11, Moorhead is an ambassador for If U Care Share, a charity which raises awareness of male suicide and mental health issues.[1] [5] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lachlan Moorhead . 10 January 2018 . . 5 August 2022 .
  2. Web site: Lachlan Moorhead . Team England, Birmingham 2022 . 5 August 2022 .
  3. News: Doug O'Kane . Lachlan's 'phenomenal' rise from small halls in Barnsley to Commonwealth gold . . 5 August 2022 . 5 August 2022 .
  4. Web site: pgsattendance Twitter . 2022-12-28 . Twitter . en.
  5. News: Doug O'Kane. Barnsley man in England judo squad for Commonwealths. Barnsley Chronicle. 1 July 2022. 5 August 2022.
  6. Web site: British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present . British Judo . 4 July 2016 . 18 August 2022.
  7. News: Commonwealth Games: Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhed win judo golds for England . BBC Sport . 2 August 2022 . 5 August 2022 .
  8. Web site: Mark Middlemas. GB Judo Champion Fights Male Suicide - LACHLAN MOOREHEAD . The Athlete Media Group. 4 May 2022. 5 August 2022.