White won the first of his nine British titles after winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980. He stepped up in weight the following year to claim a second title and then completed three in a row when reverting back to -78kg in 1982.[2] After settling at middleweight, he won a fourth title in 1983 before he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's 86 kg division, where he reached the quarter final and repechage final but lost to Walter Carmona in the bronze medal play off.[1] In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 86kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3]
A fifth and sixth British title in 1985 and 1987[2] was followed by a bronze medal at the 1987 World Judo Championships and a silver medal at the 1987 European Judo Championships.[4] In 1988, he won British title number seven[2] and repeated his success at the 1988 European Championships in Pamplona by winning another silver medal.[4] It was also during 1988 that he went to his second Olympic Games, competing in the men's -86kg class and once again just failed to secure a medal after losing in the repechage final.[1]
He won an eighth British title in 1989 and secure a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt.[4] He also represented England and won a gold medal in the 86kg middleweight category, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] In 1989 he won his ninth and final British title before represting Great Britain for a third time at the Olympic Games. In Barcelona, he competed in the men's 86kg category, failing to progress from Pool A. It was his last major championships and ended a very successful career.
^ abcdEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
densign, white, born, december, 1961, male, retired, british, judoka, white, competed, 1984, 1988, 1992, summer, olympics, mbepersonal, informationnationalitybritishborn, 1961, december, 1961, wolverhampton, west, midlands, englandsportsportjudoclubuniversity,. Densign White MBE born 21 December 1961 is a male retired British judoka White competed at the 1984 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics 1 Densign WhiteMBEPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1961 12 21 21 December 1961 age 61 Wolverhampton West Midlands EnglandSportSportJudoClubUniversity of WolverhamptonMedal record JudoRepresenting Great BritainWorld Championships1987 Essen 86kgEuropean Championships1987 Paris 86 kg1988 Pamplona 86 kg1990 Frankfurt 86 kgRepresenting EnglandCommonwealth Games1990 Auckland 86kg Contents 1 Judo career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksJudo career EditWhite won the first of his nine British titles after winning the light middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980 He stepped up in weight the following year to claim a second title and then completed three in a row when reverting back to 78kg in 1982 2 After settling at middleweight he won a fourth title in 1983 before he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics He competed in the men s 86 kg division where he reached the quarter final and repechage final but lost to Walter Carmona in the bronze medal play off 1 In 1986 he won the silver medal in the 86kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games 3 A fifth and sixth British title in 1985 and 1987 2 was followed by a bronze medal at the 1987 World Judo Championships and a silver medal at the 1987 European Judo Championships 4 In 1988 he won British title number seven 2 and repeated his success at the 1988 European Championships in Pamplona by winning another silver medal 4 It was also during 1988 that he went to his second Olympic Games competing in the men s 86kg class and once again just failed to secure a medal after losing in the repechage final 1 He won an eighth British title in 1989 and secure a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt 4 He also represented England and won a gold medal in the 86kg middleweight category at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland New Zealand 5 6 In 1989 he won his ninth and final British title before represting Great Britain for a third time at the Olympic Games In Barcelona he competed in the men s 86kg category failing to progress from Pool A It was his last major championships and ended a very successful career Personal life EditWhite is married to Tessa Sanderson 1 He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in sport as chair of Sporting Equals 7 References Edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Densign White Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 22 May 2018 a b c British Championships Event results Judo Inside Retrieved 19 August 2022 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Event Judo Inside Retrieved 21 August 2022 a b c Densign White profile Judo Inside Retrieved 19 August 2022 1990 Athletes Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation No 63135 The London Gazette Supplement 10 October 2020 p B23 External links EditDensign White at JudoInside com nbsp Densign White at Olympedia nbsp Densign White at the British Olympic Association nbsp Densign White at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Densign White amp oldid 1162210064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
