Rowena Sweatman Explained

Rowena Sweatman
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:10 February 1968
Birth Place:Feltham, England
Weight Class:–66kg/–78kg
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Rowena Sweatman (born 10 February 1968) is a British judoka.[1] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]

Judo career

In 1986, she won the bronze medal in the 66kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3] Sweatman became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1988.[4]

In 1994, she became the European champion at the 1994 European Judo Championships in Gdańsk, where she won the gold medal in the -66kg category.[1] The following year she won a bronze medal at the 1995 European Judo Championships, in Birmingham.[1]

In 1996, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She competed in the women's middleweight event, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Aneta Szczepańska.[2] The following year in 1997, she claimed a second British title, but this time at the heavier weight class of half-heavyweight (-78kg).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rowena Sweatman profile . Judo Inside . 21 August 2022.
  2. Rowena Sweatman Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/rowena-sweatman-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event . Judo Inside . 21 August 2022.
  4. Web site: British Championships - Event results . Judo Inside . 21 August 2022.