Nicola Kim FairbrotherMBE (born 14 May 1970) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who competed at two Olympic Games. She holds the 8th Dan and is one of Britain's most prominent judoka.[1]
Fairbrother's first significant success was becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1989.[2] The following year she gained her first senior international success when she won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt.[1]
In 1991, she won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona[1] and won back to back British titles in 1991 and 1992.[2] During 1992, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain's Miriam Blasco, who later she married. Additionally, she won her first European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships in Paris.[1]
The following year in 1993, she successfully defended her European crown and won her second World title, winning gold at the 1993 World Judo Championships in Hamilton. European silver in 1994 and European gold in 1995 added to the medal collection[1] before she went to her second Olympic Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta. In the women's 56 kg she was unlucky in that she drew the eventual gold medallist Driulis González in the quarter-finals.[3]
In 1998 and 1999, she won her fourth and fifth British Championship titles.[2] She retired from competitive judo at the end of 1999.[3]
Awardsedit
In 1994, she was awarded the MBE for services to judo by HM The Queen.
Personal lifeedit
Fairbrother is married to Miriam Blasco. She has authored a number of children's judo books and from 2001 to 2018 she was the editor of the Koka Kids Judo magazine.
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Nicola Fairbrother profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
nicola, fairbrother, nicola, fairbrother, born, 1970, retired, judoka, from, united, kingdom, competed, olympic, games, holds, britain, most, prominent, judoka, mbepersonal, informationnationalitybritish, english, born, 1970, 1970, henley, thames, oxfordshire,. Nicola Kim Fairbrother MBE born 14 May 1970 is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom who competed at two Olympic Games She holds the 8th Dan and is one of Britain s most prominent judoka 1 Nicola FairbrotherMBEPersonal informationNationalityBritish English Born 1970 05 14 14 May 1970 age 53 Henley on Thames Oxfordshire EnglandOccupationJudokaWebsitenicolafairbrother wbr comSportCountryGreat BritainSportJudoWeight class 56 kgRank 8th dan black beltAchievements and titlesOlympic Games 1992 World Champ 1993 European Champ 1992 1993 1995 Medal record Women s judo Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 56 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton 56 kg 1991 Barcelona 56 kg European Championships 1992 Paris 56 kg 1993 Athens 56 kg 1995 Birmingham 56 kg 1994 Gdansk 56 kg 1990 Frankfurt 56 kg European Junior Championships 1987 Wroclaw 52 kg 1986 Leonding 52 kgProfile at external databasesIJF53299JudoInside com314Updated on 5 June 2023 Contents 1 Judo career 2 Awards 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksJudo career editFairbrother s first significant success was becoming champion of Great Britain winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1989 2 The following year she gained her first senior international success when she won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt 1 In 1991 she won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona 1 and won back to back British titles in 1991 and 1992 2 During 1992 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics She won the silver medal in the women s lightweight division 56 kg In the final she was defeated by Spain s Miriam Blasco who later she married Additionally she won her first European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships in Paris 1 The following year in 1993 she successfully defended her European crown and won her second World title winning gold at the 1993 World Judo Championships in Hamilton European silver in 1994 and European gold in 1995 added to the medal collection 1 before she went to her second Olympic Games the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta In the women s 56 kg she was unlucky in that she drew the eventual gold medallist Driulis Gonzalez in the quarter finals 3 In 1998 and 1999 she won her fourth and fifth British Championship titles 2 She retired from competitive judo at the end of 1999 3 Awards editIn 1994 she was awarded the MBE for services to judo by HM The Queen Personal life editFairbrother is married to Miriam Blasco She has authored a number of children s judo books and from 2001 to 2018 she was the editor of the Koka Kids Judo magazine References edit a b c d e Nicola Fairbrother profile Judo Inside Retrieved 21 August 2022 a b c British Championships Event results Judo Inside Retrieved 21 August 2022 a b Nicola Kim Fairbrother Olympics com Retrieved 21 August 2022 External links editOfficial website nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at the International Judo Federation nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at JudoInside com nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at AllJudo net in French nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at Olympics com nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at Olympedia nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at Team GB nbsp Nicola Fairbrother at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Nicola Fairbrother at The Sports org nbsp Koka Kids Judo Magazine website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicola Fairbrother amp oldid 1221180336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
