Rowena Sweatman

Rowena Sweatman
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	10 February 1968 (age 58); Feltham, England
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–66kg/–78kg
Club	Pinewood JC, Wokingham
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
European Championships
Profile at external databases
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

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

Her brother is judo international Winston Sweatman.^[5]

References

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.