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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1968 Feltham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| –66kg/–78kg | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Pinewood JC, Wokingham | ||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 2345 | ||||||||||||||
Rowena Le May Sweatman (born 10 February 1968) is a British judoka.[1] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
Judo career
[edit]In 1986, she won the bronze medal in the 66 kg 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 -66 kg 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 (-78 kg).[4]
Family
[edit]Her brother is judo international Winston Sweatman.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Rowena Sweatman profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowena Sweatman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- 1 2 "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Nicolas's left with a lot to do". Reading Evening Post. 4 April 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Rowena Sweatman at JudoInside.com
- Rowena Sweatman at Team GB
- Rowena Sweatman at Olympedia
- Rowena Sweatman at InterSportStats
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