McKenzie was first exposed to judo at the age of 11, when he got into a fight with a boy who stole his Charizard Pokémon card. Determined to get it back he joined the Moberly Judo Club where he met his assailant by chance. He eventually got his card back after befriending the boy.[3]
McKenzie welcomed his first daughter Lana-Rose McKenzie in July 2017 with girlfriend - fellow Judo player and 3 time European champion Automne Pavia.
Ashley is also a brand ambassador for The Money Group, who are sponsoring him for Tokyo 2020.
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His achievements include winning gold at the British Open in 2008,[4] 2009,[5] 2010,[6] 2012,[7] and 2015.[8] McKenzie's first foray into the European U23 Championships in 2009 resulted in a bronze medal win at Antalya.[9] In 2010, he became the second British athlete in history to be crowned an under-23 European champion when he competed in Sarajevo.[10] In 2011, McKenzie earned bronze and gold in the European Cup competitions within Orenburg[11] and Hamburg,[12] respectively. He was the 2011 Judo World Cup champion within Poland[13] and Great Britain.[14] He also earned bronze at the European Championships 2013 in Budapest.[15] From 2013[16] to 2014,[17] he was the back-to-back champion of the Pan-American Open in Uruguay. McKenzie would then achieve gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[18] He competed at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam 2015 in Tyumen where he won silver.[19] McKenzie won bronze at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam 2016 in Baku.[20]
On 15 August 2012, McKenzie entered the Celebrity Big Brother 10 reality TV series. After 24 days McKenzie made it to the final and finished in fifth place.[21]
In 2020 he was part of the original cast of the eleventh series of Ex on the Beach UK. In 2023, McKenzie competed on the reality-competition series The Challenge UK.[23]
In 2023, McKenzie switched allegiances to Jamaica and captured a silver medal at the 2023 CAC Games. [24]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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For other uses see Ashley McKenzie disambiguation Ashley McKenzie born 17 July 1989 is an England born Jamaican judoka competing at the men s 60 kg division 1 He was a member of the Great Britain Olympic Judo Team at London 2012 but was defeated in the second round by Hiroaki Hiraoka of Japan He also appeared in and made it to the final of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in September 2012 In August 2018 he appeared on the first series of Celebs on the Farm In January 2020 he appeared on Celebrity Ex on the Beach Ashley McKenzieMcKenzie at the Our Greatest Team Parade in September 2012Personal informationNationalityBritish JamaicaBorn 1989 07 17 17 July 1989 age 34 Queen s Park Greater London EnglandOccupationJudokaSportCountry Great Britain until 2022 Jamaica since 2023 SportJudoWeight class 60 kgAchievements and titlesOlympic GamesR16 2016 World Champ R16 2014 European Champ 2013 2018 Commonwealth Games 2014 2022 Medal record Men s judoRepresenting Great BritainEuropean Championships2013 Budapest 60 kg2018 Tel Aviv 60 kgIJF Grand Slam2015 Tyumen 60 kg2016 Baku 60 kg2018 Paris 60 kgIJF Grand Prix2017 The Hague 60 kg2019 Zagreb 60 kg2019 Perth 60 kg2013 Miami 60 kg2014 Havana 60 kg2017 Cancun 60 kg2018 Zagreb 60 kg2019 Antalya 60 kgEuropean U23 Championships2010 Sarajevo 60 kg2009 Antalya 60 kgEuropean Junior Championships2007 Prague 60 kgEuropean Cadet Championships2005 Salzburg 50 kgRepresenting EnglandCommonwealth Games2014 Glasgow 60 kg2022 Birmingham 60 kgRepresenting JamaicaCentral American and Caribbean Games2023 San Salvador 60 kgProfile at external databasesIJF86 73881JudoInside com31875Updated on 28 June 2023 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Achievements 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editMcKenzie was born in Queen s Park London He is mixed race He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD at an early age 2 McKenzie was first exposed to judo at the age of 11 when he got into a fight with a boy who stole his Charizard Pokemon card Determined to get it back he joined the Moberly Judo Club where he met his assailant by chance He eventually got his card back after befriending the boy 3 McKenzie welcomed his first daughter Lana Rose McKenzie in July 2017 with girlfriend fellow Judo player and 3 time European champion Automne Pavia Ashley is also a brand ambassador for The Money Group who are sponsoring him for Tokyo 2020 Career editHis achievements include winning gold at the British Open in 2008 4 2009 5 2010 6 2012 7 and 2015 8 McKenzie s first foray into the European U23 Championships in 2009 resulted in a bronze medal win at Antalya 9 In 2010 he became the second British athlete in history to be crowned an under 23 European champion when he competed in Sarajevo 10 In 2011 McKenzie earned bronze and gold in the European Cup competitions within Orenburg 11 and Hamburg 12 respectively He was the 2011 Judo World Cup champion within Poland 13 and Great Britain 14 He also earned bronze at the European Championships 2013 in Budapest 15 From 2013 16 to 2014 17 he was the back to back champion of the Pan American Open in Uruguay McKenzie would then achieve gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games 18 He competed at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam 2015 in Tyumen where he won silver 19 McKenzie won bronze at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam 2016 in Baku 20 On 15 August 2012 McKenzie entered the Celebrity Big Brother 10 reality TV series After 24 days McKenzie made it to the final and finished in fifth place 21 In May 2019 McKenzie was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk Belarus 22 In 2020 he was part of the original cast of the eleventh series of Ex on the Beach UK In 2023 McKenzie competed on the reality competition series The Challenge UK 23 In 2023 McKenzie switched allegiances to Jamaica and captured a silver medal at the 2023 CAC Games 24 Achievements editComplete list at judoinside com 25 Grand Slam Azerbaijan 2016 BronzeGrand Slam Russia 2015 SilverBritish Open United Kingdom 2015 British ChampionCommonwealth Games Scotland 2014 GoldPan American Open Uruguay 2014 GoldPan American Open Uruguay 2013 GoldEuropean Championships Budapest 2013 BronzeBritish Open United Kingdom 2012 British ChampionWorld Cup United Kingdom 2011 GoldEuropean Cup Germany 2011 GoldEuropean Cup Germany 2011 BronzeWorld Cup Poland 2011 GoldEuropean U23 Championships Sarajevo 2010 GoldBritish Open United Kingdom 2010 British ChampionBritish Open United Kingdom 2009 British ChampionBritish Judo Association Annual Awards United Kingdom 2009 British Junior Male of the Year 26 European U23 Championships Turkey 2009 BronzeBritish Open United Kingdom 2008 British ChampionReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ashley McKenzie Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 4 December 2016 Olympic bad boy Ashley McKenzie says judo saved him bbc co uk 20 July 2012 ADHD wrecked my life until I discovered judo says Commonwealth Games champion Ashley McKenzie mirror co uk 25 May 2015 British Open 2008 PDF britishjudo org uk 8 May 2008 Olympic Spotlight Ashley McKenzie voice online co uk 1 March 2012 Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 Retrieved 22 March 2016 2010 LONDON BRITISH OPEN PDF s2 e monsite com 18 May 2010 Judo Joy For Team GB voice online co uk 14 May 2012 Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 Retrieved 22 March 2016 British Open Ashley McKenzie among GB champions bbc com 13 July 2015 European Championships U23 2009 PDF intjudo eu 23 November 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 22 March 2016 McKenzie lifts European under 23 title insidethegames biz 20 November 2010 European Cup Seniors Orenburg 2011 PDF alljudo net 24 May 2011 Britain claim nine medals at German European Cup insidethegames biz 25 July 2011 London 2012 McKenzie wins gold at Polish World Cup uk sports yahoo com 1 March 2011 Ashley McKenzie wins gold at Judo GB World Cup bbc com 2 October 2011 Britain s Ashley McKenzie wins European judo bronze bbc com 25 April 2013 Judo McKenzie one of three British winners in Montevideo uk sports yahoo com 18 March 2013 Judo British judokas McKenzie and Clark shine in Uruguay uk sports yahoo com 19 March 2014 Gold for McKenzie in 60kg Judo bbc com 1 January 2015 IJF Judo Grand Slam Tyumen 2015 Day 1 Recap amp Photos fightnetwork com 18 July 2015 Archived from the original on 17 September 2016 Retrieved 22 March 2016 Alice Schlesinger claims 63kg gold at Baku Grand Slam bbc com 7 May 2016 Ashley Mckenzie comes fifth in Celebrity Big Brother digitalspy com 7 September 2012 Team GB squad announcement for the European Games Team GB 21 May 2019 Retrieved 29 May 2019 Cartmill Claire The Challenge UK is a sporting fight for 100 000 News Letter Retrieved 23 February 2023 https www jamaicaobserver com sports joa boss hails judo performance as monumental achievement ASHLEY MCKENZIE JUDOKA judoinside com Retrieved 22 March 2016 Ashley McKenzie is thankful he found judo news bbc co uk 20 August 2010 External links editOfficial website nbsp Ashley McKenzie at the International Judo Federation nbsp Ashley McKenzie at the International Judo Federation nbsp Ashley McKenzie at JudoInside com nbsp Ashley McKenzie at AllJudo net in French nbsp Ashley McKenzie at Olympics com nbsp Ashley McKenzie at Olympedia nbsp Ashley McKenzie at Team GB nbsp Ashley McKenzie at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Ashley McKenzie at The Sports org nbsp Ashley McKenzie at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashley McKenzie amp oldid 1216851452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
