Benjamin Karl Fletcher (born 13 March 1992) is a former British and now Irish judoka.[1]
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| Nationality | British, Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1992 Reading, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2016, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16(2015, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 7th(2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 42352, 9564 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 49409 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 21 May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo career
As a junior, Fletcher won bronze at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Cape Town. He is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016.[2]
In 2016, he was selected by Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's -100 kg event, where he was defeated in his second round match.[3]
In 2017, he changed his nationality to that of Ireland, after which he won the title at the 2017 Hong Kong Asian Open.[4] He started 2018 by winning gold at the Tunis Grand Prix,[5] becoming the first Judoka representing Ireland to ever win an IJF World Judo Tour event. He followed it up with more success that year taking silver at a prestigious Grand Slam event in Dussëldorf and bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix.
Personal life
His sister Megan Fletcher is also an international judoka.
References
External links
- Benjamin Fletcher at the International Judo Federation
- Benjamin Fletcher at the International Judo Federation
- Benjamin Fletcher at JudoInside.com
- Benjamin Fletcher at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Benjamin Fletcher at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Fletcher at The-Sports.org
