Dennis C. Stewart (born 12 May 1960) is a retired male judoka from Great Britain, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1960 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –95 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1988) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th(1987) | ||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 5th(1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 17056 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5003 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 18 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Judo career
Stewart became a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the light-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.[3] In 1986, he won the bronze medal in the 95kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]
In 1988, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games. Competing in the men's half-heavyweight (– 95 kg) division, he won a bronze medal after being defeated in the semi-finals by Brazil's eventual gold medalist Aurélio Miguel.[1]
Post retirement
After retiring from competition, he established a judo club, and coaches at the GB Judo Centre of Excellence,[5] where he coaches, among others, his sons Max Stewart and Elliot Stewart.[6][7]
References
External links
- Dennis Stewart at the International Judo Federation
- Dennis Stewart at JudoInside.com
- Dennis Stewart at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Dennis Stewart at Olympics.com
- Dennis Stewart at Olympedia
- Dennis Stewart at The-Sports.org
