In 2019, Moorhead won bronze medals at the European Junior Championships and the Kaunas European Junior Cup.[1] In 2021, competing as an adult, he won bronze at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.[1] Also in 2021, Moorhead became a British champion after winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships.[6][2][5]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the 81 kg class, defeating Canadian François Gauthier-Drapeau in the final.[3][7]
Personal lifeedit
Inspired by the death of Craig Fallon when he was 11, Moorhead is an ambassador for If U Care Share, a charity which raises awareness of male suicide and mental health issues.[1][5][8]
^ ab"Lachlan Moorhead". Team England, Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ abDoug O'Kane (5 August 2022). "Lachlan's 'phenomenal' rise from small halls in Barnsley to Commonwealth gold". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^"pgsattendance Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ abcDoug O'Kane (1 July 2022). "Barnsley man in England judo squad for Commonwealths". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^"British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^"Commonwealth Games: Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhed win judo golds for England". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^Mark Middlemas (4 May 2022). "GB Judo Champion Fights Male Suicide - LACHLAN MOOREHEAD". The Athlete Media Group. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
lachlan, moorhead, born, 2000, british, judoka, british, champion, gold, 2022, commonwealth, games, personal, informationborn, 2000, 2000, penistone, occupationjudokasportcountrygreat, britainsportjudoweight, class, kgclubsheffield, judo, clubcoached, bymatt, . Lachlan Moorhead born 15 May 2000 1 2 is a British judoka He is British champion and won gold in the Men s 81 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Lachlan MoorheadPersonal informationBorn 2000 05 15 15 May 2000 age 24 Penistone U K OccupationJudokaSportCountryGreat BritainSportJudoWeight class 81 kgClubSheffield Judo ClubCoached byMatt MoorheadAchievements and titlesWorld Champ R16 2023 European Champ R16 2022 2023 Commonwealth Games 2022 Medal record Men s judo Representing Great Britain IJF Grand Slam 2021 Abu Dhabi 81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2022 Perth 81 kg 2023 Perth 81 kg European Junior Championships 2019 Vantaa 81 kg Representing England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 81 kgProfile at external databasesIJF37057JudoInside com102355Updated on 12 November 2023 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editMoorhead is from Penistone where his father who coached him initially started a judo club 3 and where he attended Penistone Grammar School 4 He is a member of Sheffield Judo Club 1 He studies business management at the University of Birmingham 5 Career editIn 2019 Moorhead won bronze medals at the European Junior Championships and the Kaunas European Junior Cup 1 In 2021 competing as an adult he won bronze at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 1 Also in 2021 Moorhead became a British champion after winning the half middleweight division at the British Judo Championships 6 2 5 At the 2022 Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the 81 kg class defeating Canadian Francois Gauthier Drapeau in the final 3 7 Personal life editInspired by the death of Craig Fallon when he was 11 Moorhead is an ambassador for If U Care Share a charity which raises awareness of male suicide and mental health issues 1 5 8 References edit a b c d e Lachlan Moorhead British Judo Association 10 January 2018 Retrieved 5 August 2022 a b Lachlan Moorhead Team England Birmingham 2022 Retrieved 5 August 2022 a b Doug O Kane 5 August 2022 Lachlan s phenomenal rise from small halls in Barnsley to Commonwealth gold Barnsley Chronicle Retrieved 5 August 2022 pgsattendance Twitter Twitter Retrieved 28 December 2022 a b c Doug O Kane 1 July 2022 Barnsley man in England judo squad for Commonwealths Barnsley Chronicle Retrieved 5 August 2022 British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present British Judo 4 July 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2022 Commonwealth Games Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhed win judo golds for England BBC Sport 2 August 2022 Retrieved 5 August 2022 Mark Middlemas 4 May 2022 GB Judo Champion Fights Male Suicide LACHLAN MOOREHEAD The Athlete Media Group Retrieved 5 August 2022 External links editLachlan Moorhead at the International Judo Federation nbsp Lachlan Moorhead at JudoInside com nbsp Lachlan Moorhead at AllJudo net in French nbsp Lachlan Moorhead at The Sports org nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to United Kingdom judo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lachlan Moorhead amp oldid 1224929080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
