Steven Vidler (judoka)
Scottish judoka (born 1977)
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Steven Vidler (born 28 August 1977) is a former middleweight judoka from Scotland.[1]
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1975 | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
| –90 kg | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
Vidler represented the 2002 Scottish team[2] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England,[3] where he competed in the 90 kg category and won a bronze medal[4] after defeating Virender Singh of India and Gareth Knight of New Zealand.[5][6]
He also won the silver medal at the 2000 Commonwealth Championships and the gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Championships. He finished in a seventh place at the 2005 European Judo Championships, seventh in the 2005 World Cup meet in Rome, and won two US Open events in 2003 and 2004.[7]
He became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2004.[8][9]
Personal life
He is married to Olympian Michelle Rogers, whom he also coaches.[10] They have a daughter and 2 sons.[11]
