Christopher Bowles
British judoka (born 1957)
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Christopher Bowles (born 9 September 1957) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1957 | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
Bowles became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1979.[2] The following year he won a silver medal at the 1980 European Judo Championships in Vienna, competing in the under 71 kg division he lost the gold medal match to Nicolae Vlad of Romania.[3]
In 1980, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 78 kg division he failed to progress from Pool A after losing his second match to Bernard Tchoullouyan.[1]
