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]
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]