Charlie Ayre
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| Born | 1 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
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Charlie Ayre (born 1 December 2005) is a British judoka. He won a bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Marton, Middlesbrough, Ayre won as a nine year-old at the 2015 British Championships for Minors in Walsall, a championship at which his father Paul Ayre had also won at the same age.[2]
In 2025, he won gold at the Birmingham Junior Cup and the following year represented Great Britain at the 2026 European Judo Championships.[3]
Ayre won a first Grand Prix medal with silver in Qingdao in June 2026.[4] At the age of 20 years-old, he was the youngest member of the England team selected for Judo at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[5] At the Games in Glasgow, Scotland, he was a bronze medalist in the men's 60kg division.[6][7] To win the bronze medal he defeated Kenyan national champion Regan Wali in the bronze medal match with a chokehold ipon within 2:49 of the start of the bout.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Charlie Ayre". Judo Inside. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Dale, Sarah (4 November 2015). "Nine-year-old judo star follows in dad's footsteps to become British champion". Gazette Live. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Five youngsters to look out for at Glasgow 2026". britishjudo.org.uk. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Charlie Ayre Wins Career-First Grand Prix Medal in Qingdao". britishjudo.org.uk. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Team England unveil judo squad for Glasgow 2026". Teamengland.org. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "England Ends India's Golden Run as Europe Celebrates Strong Opening Day in Glasgow". eju.net. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "England's Toprak wins judo gold with golden score". BBC Sport. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "KENYA NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON HISTORIC JUDO MEDAL AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Mozzart Sport. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- British male judoka
- English male judoka
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Middlesbrough
- Commonwealth Games judoka for England