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Revision as of 21:22, 20 September 2012
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| Full name | Gemma Jeanette Gibbons | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1987 Charlton, London, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Metro Judo Club, British Judo Performance Institute, UELSports | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gemma Jeanette Gibbons[1] (born 6 January 1987) is a British Judoka. She has represented England and Great Britain at Junior, U-23, 'B' and Senior level. Gibbons trains with the Metro Judo Club, the British Judo Performance Institute, and UELSports at the University of East London. She competes in the women's -70 kg category.
Born in Charlton, London, Gibbons began practicing Judo at six years of age with the Metro Judo Club in Blackheath, London.[2] She attended Westwood College (now Harris Academy Falconwood).[3]
Starting her degree in Sports Performance at the University of Bath, Gibbons continued to practice Judo, winning a Full Blues award in 2007 from the University. Shortly after graduating, she won bronze in the under-70 kg class at the 2009 World University Games.[4]
Kate Howey, Performance Development Squad Coach for 2012 stated that Gibbons "is one of our best medal hopes for judo" in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.[5] Gibbons won the Radio London Young Sports Woman of the Year Award 2006[6] In 2012 and ranked 42nd in the world at the time, at the 2012 London Olympics Gibbons won the silver medal, losing to Kayla Harrison in the -78 kg event.[7] Footage of Gibbons looking upwards and mouthing “I love you mum” following her semi-final win became one of the most iconic moments of the games.[8]
Achievements
| Year [6] | Date | Tournament[6] | Place[6] | Weight class |
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| 2003 | British National Junior Age Championships |  1st |
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| 2004 | Junior European Championships | 5th | ||
| 2004 | Junior A (Austria) |  3rd |
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| 2004 | Junior A Germany | 3rd |
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| 2004 | Junior A Russia | 3rd |
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| 2004 | Senior British Closed |  2nd |
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| 2004 | Junior British Open | 1st |
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| 2004 | National (British) U-18 | 1st |
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| 2005 | Junior British Closed | 1st |
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| 2005 | Junior British Open | 1st |
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| 2005 | Arlon Junior B | 1st |
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| 2005 | Junior A Germany | 3rd |
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| 2005 | Junior A Poland | 3rd |
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| 2005 | Junior A France | 3rd |
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| 2005 | U-23 European Championships | 7th | ||
| 2005 | Junior European Championships | 5th | ||
| 2005 | Matsumae Cup | 2nd |
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| 2006 | Elite Performance Junior Trials | 1st |
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| 2006 | World University Games | 5th | ||
| 2006 | German Super World Cup | 5th | ||
| 2007 | Slovenian 'B' Tournament | 3rd |
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| 2007 | Turkish 'B' Tournament | 2nd |
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| 2007 | World University Games | 7th | ||
| 2007 | Tallinn World Cup | 7th | ||
| 2008 | GB World Cup | 3rd |
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| 2008 | U-23 European Championships | 5th | ||
| 2009 | English Senior Open | 2nd |
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| 2009 | Tre Torri International | 3rd |
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| 2009 | World University Games | 3rd |
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| 2009 | Swedish Open | 2nd |
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| 2009 | U-23 European Championships | 3rd |
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| 2010 | Sofia World Cup | 5th | ||
| 2010 | British Open | 7th | ||
| 2010 | Orenburg European Cup | 1st |
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| 2012 | Games of the XXX Olympiad, London | 2nd |
See also
References
- ^ "Gemma Gibbons". www.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ 2012 Athletes: Gemma Gibbons
- ^ Hurstmere Host Festival, newsshopper.co.uk, 11 June 2006
- ^ Team Bath Judo
- ^ The gold rush, Timesonline.co.uk, 11 June 2006
- ^ a b c d British Judo Athlete Profile: Gemma Gibbons (PDF)
- ^ "Gibbons grabs silver after memorable judo run". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Judo hero Gemma Gibbons sends 'I love you Mum' message to Heaven". www.thesun.co.uk. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
External links
- 2012 Olympic -78 kg gold medal match: Kayla Harrison (United States) vs. Gemma Gibbons (United Kingdom) (International Olympic Committee on YouTube)