Benjamin Fletcher (judoka)
Irish judoka
- Great Britain (until Sep. 2017)
- Ireland (since Dec. 2017)
Medal record
| Men's judo | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| IJF Grand Prix | ||
 | 2017 Cancún | –100 kg |
 | 2015 Ulaanbaatar | –100 kg |
| World Juniors Championships | ||
| 2011 Cape Town | –90 kg |
Representing  Ireland | ||
| IJF Grand Slam | ||
| 2018 Düsseldorf | –100 kg |
| 2019 Baku | –100 kg |
| IJF Grand Prix | ||
 | 2018 Tunis | –100 kg |
| 2019 Marrakesh | –100 kg |
| 2019 Tel Aviv | –100 kg |
| 2019 Hohhot | –100 kg |
| 2018 Antalya | –100 kg |
Benjamin Karl Fletcher (born 13 March 1992) is a former British and now Irish judoka.[1]
Judo career
As a junior, Fletcher won bronze at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Cape Town. He is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016.[2]
In 2016, he was selected by Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's -100 kg event, where he was defeated in his second round match.[3]
In 2017, he changed his nationality to that of Ireland, after which he won the title at the 2017 Hong Kong Asian Open.[4] He started 2018 by winning gold at the Tunis Grand Prix,[5] becoming the first Judoka representing Ireland to ever win an IJF World Judo Tour event. He followed it up with more success that year taking silver at a prestigious Grand Slam event in Dussëldorf and bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix.
Personal life
His sister Megan Fletcher is also an international judoka.
References
- ^ "Benjamin Fletcher profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamin Fletcher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Ben Fletcher is Hong Kong king and Adam Hall wins first British title as Team Bath judoka excel". teambath.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Fletcher marks new Irish career with gold at IJF Tunis Grand Prix". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Benjamin Fletcher at the International Judo Federation
- Benjamin Fletcher at the International Judo Federation
- Benjamin Fletcher at JudoInside.com
- Benjamin Fletcher at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Benjamin Fletcher at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Fletcher at Olympedia
- Benjamin Fletcher at Team GB
- Benjamin Fletcher at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Benjamin Fletcher at The-Sports.org
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