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Jonathan Gavin Scottish Judoka
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Jonathan Gavin (26 April 1966 – 5 February 2013) was a Scottish World Masters Champion Judoka.[1]
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Submission declined on 9 March 2026 by Paul W (talk).
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Comment: Not notable. Lacks multiple references to significant coverage in reliable independent secondary sources - just one BBC story, a sport database listing (not SIGCOV) and an online advertisement (primary). Wikipedia is not a memorial site (see WP:NOT). Paul W (talk) 22:10, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Only one source throughout the article which is just a mention and statistics of the Judoka, please find some reliable and secondary (as well as in-depth) sources, perhaps articles from newspapers about him, or mentions in books and websites. The Grenadian Historian (Aka. Mwen Sé Kéyòl Translator-a) (talk) 10:00, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
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| Full name | Jonathan Hugh Gavin | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Josh Gavin | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1966 Airthrey Castle Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 2013 (aged 46) Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1974 - 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 3 lb (171 lb; 78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –70 kg, –90 kg | ||||||||||||||
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Career
Gavin claimed the gold medal at the Scottish Senior Championships Glasgow in 1997. Gavin rose to the height of 6th Dan and was the World Masters Judo Champion in Phoenix, Arizona in 2001.[2][3] He also carried the Olympic Torch through Cumbernauld after being nominated to be a torchbearer by the British Judo Association.[4]
Death
Gavin died on 5 February 2013 after battling with brain cancer.[5] He is survived by his wife Anne Marie and their three children Stacey, Shaun and Josh.[6][7]
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