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Edinburgh’s Sarah Clark
has won the –63kg title on the second day of the 2006 European
Judo Championships, in Tampere, Finland – beating both the World
Champion and reigning European Champion to take gold.
The 28-year-old Athens
Olympian beat World Champion Lucie Decosse of France in the final
to take the top spot on the medal rostrum.
The well-deserved title
came in a particularly strong field with Clark also beating the
reigning European Champion Elisabeth Willeboordse in the semi
final. The Dutch Champion eventually finished third as did Olympic
bronze medallist Ylenia Scapin of Italy.
Afterwards a delighted
Clark said, “It hasn’t really sunk in yet. But I am delighted
to be European Champion.”
A
second British medal of the day came from Winston Gordon who won
his first European medal - a bronze in the –90kg weight category.
The 27 year old from London beat Krzysztof Weglarz of Poland in
the repechage final.
With Craig Fallon’s
gold yesterday the two medals today takes Great Britain to the
top of the medals table with France in second place.
Tomorrow four times
European Champion, Karina Bryant will be looking to hold on to
her current European +78kg title.
Clark
battles Decosse of France for gold © David Finch
Full Team
Women:
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Category:
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Selected:
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Home
Town |
Club
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Personal
Coach |
Date
of Birth |
- 52
kgs |
Sophie
Johnstone |
Brighton
|
Bridgeview
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Mark
Earle |
23/8/84
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-57kg
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Faith
Pitman |
Harlow
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Camberley
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Mark
Earle |
4/5/1985
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- 63
kgs |
Sarah
Clark |
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
|
Billy
Cusack |
31/1/78
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- 70
kgs |
Samantha
Lowe |
Ovington
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Camberley
|
Mark
Earle |
20/1/82
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- 78
kgs |
Michelle
Rogers |
Swinton,
Manchester |
Whitburn
/SIS |
Darcel
Yandzi |
21/06/76
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+ 78
kgs |
Karina
Bryant |
Aldershot
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Camberley
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Mark
Earle |
27/1/79
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Men:
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- 60
kgs |
Craig
Fallon |
Wolverhampton
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Hardy
Spicer 83 |
Fitzroy
Davies |
18/12/82
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- 66
kgs |
Colin
Oates |
North
Lopham, Norfolk |
Kumo
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Howard
Oates |
7/6/83
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- 73
kgs |
Matthew
Purssey |
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Billy
Cusack |
23/2/81
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- 81
kgs |
Euan
Burton |
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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Billy
Cusack |
31/3/79
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- 90
kgs |
Winston
Gordon |
London
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Budokwai
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Eric
Bonti |
9/11/76
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- 100
kgs |
Peter
Cousins |
Harlow
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JSC
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John
Cottis |
3/3/81
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