Thomas Cousins

Thomas Cousins
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981
Harlow, England
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth Games (2002)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Juniors Championships
1998 Cali –81 kg
European Junior Championships
1999 Rome –81 kg
2000 Nicosia –81 kg
1998 Bucharest –81 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester –81 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com308
Updated on 10 January 2023

Thomas Cousins (born 3 March 1981) is a British former judoka, who won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Judo career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Cousins won the silver medal in the under 81kg category, in the gold medal match he was defeated by Scotland's Graeme Randall.[3]

He became the champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2004.[4][5]

Personal life

His twin brother Peter Cousins is also a British judoka, who competed at the Olympic Games.[1] Thomas is a coach at the West Essex Judo Club.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thomas Cousins profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Thomas Cousins". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Randall shows his class". BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "West Essex Judo Club celebrate big medal haul". Braintree and Witham Times. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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