Benjamin Fletcher (judoka)

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NationalityBritish, Irish
Born (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 33)
Reading, England
OccupationJudoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Ben Fletcher
Personal information
NationalityBritish, Irish
Born (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 33)
Reading, England
OccupationJudoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.R16 (2015, 2019)
European Champ.7th (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2017 Cancún100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Ulaanbaatar100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Cape Town90 kg
Representing  Ireland
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place2018 Düsseldorf100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Baku100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2018 Tunis100 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Marrakesh100 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Tel Aviv100 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Hohhot100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Antalya100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF42352, 9564
JudoInside.com49409
Updated on 21 May 2023

Benjamin Karl Fletcher (born 13 March 1992) is a former British and now Irish judoka.[1]

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 Düsseldorf and bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix.

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