British Judo Championships

The British Judo Championships are held annually and feature various age and weight categories to determine the British champion.^[1] The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.^[2]

British Judo Championships

Competition details
Discipline	Judo
Type	Annual
Organiser	British Judo
Next edition	2024 (14-15 December)

Until 2013, the Championships were held under the title of either the British Closed Championships or the British Senior Trials. In 2013, the British Closed Championships/Senior Trials were merged with the all-age British Championships. The 2020 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3][4]

Past winners (1974-1975)

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Men

Year Lightweight -63kg 1974 Keith Cannaby 1975 Raymond Neenan

Year Light Middleweight -70kg 1974 Vacinuff Morrison 1975 Vacinuff Morrison

Year Middleweight -80kg 1974 Brian Jacks 1975 Brian Jacks

Year Light Heavyweight -93kg 1974 Peter Donnelly 1975 David Starbrook

Year Heavyweight +93kg 1974 Angelo Parisi 1975 Robert Bradley

Past winners (1976-1996)

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Men

Year Bantamweight -60kg 1976 Andrew Hough 1977 Sid Parker 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Jeremy Marcroft 1980 Gavin Bell 1981 Peter Middleton 1982 John Swatman 1983 Fred Bradley 1984 Michael Somerville 1985 Mark Preston 1986 Owen Lowery 1987 Carl Finney 1988 Carl Finney 1989 Carl Finney 1990 John Newton 1991 John Newton 1992 Nigel Donohue 1993 Jamie Johnson 1994 Jamie Johnson 1995 John Buchanan 1996 Sam Dunkley

Year Featherweight -65kg 1976 Raymond Neenan 1977 Seth Birch 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Kerrith Brown 1980 Kerrith Brown 1981 Stephen Gawthorpe 1982 Kerrith Brown 1983 Colin Savage 1984 Howard Clark-Melville 1985 Michael Bowmer 1986 Michael Bowmer 1987 Mark Adshead 1988 Mark Preston 1989 Owen Pinnock 1990 Owen Pinnock 1991 Mark Preston 1992 Ian Freeman 1993 Simon Moss 1994 Simon Moss 1995 Jean-Paul Bell 1996 Simon Moss

Year Lightweight -71kg 1976 Neil Adams 1977 Hugh Syme 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Peter Blewitt 1980 Tom Wynter 1981 Fitzroy Davis 1982 Fitzloyd Walker 1983 Kerrith Brown 1984 Paul Sheals 1985 Roy Stone 1986 Stephen Ravenscroft 1987 Kerrith Brown 1988 Billy Cusack 1989 Stephen Ravenscroft 1990 Billy Cusack 1991 Billy Cusack 1992 Billy Cusack 1993 Danny Kingston 1994 Billy Cusack 1995 Paul Leishman 1996 Lee Burbridge

Year Light Middlweight -78kg 1976 Vacinuff Morrison 1977 William Ward 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Christopher Bowles 1980 Densign White 1981 Kevin Lynch 1982 Densign White 1983 Martin McSorley 1984 Martin McSorley 1985 Gordon Lambert 1986 Paul Ajala 1987 Martin McSorley 1988 Neil Adams 1989 Fitzroy Davis 1990 Kerrith Brown 1991 Ryan Birch 1992 Martin McSorley 1993 Billy Cusack 1994 Darren Warner 1995 Chris Johnson 1996 Neil Edwards

Year Middleweight -86kg 1976 Robert Dibelius 1977 Mark Chittenden 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Joe Donald 1980 Ronald Knight 1981 Densign White 1982 Stuart Travis 1983 Densign White 1984 Raymond Stevens 1985 Densign White 1986 Raymond Stevens 1987 Densign White 1988 Densign White 1989 Densign White 1990 Stephen Cross 1991 Densign White 1992 Lloyd Alexander 1993 Fitzroy Davis 1994 Wayne Lakin 1995 Gary Edwards 1996 Winston Gordon

Year Light Heavyweight -95kg 1976 Paul Radburn 1977 Alex Ives 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1980 Dennis Stewart 1981 Dennis Stewart 1982 Dennis Stewart 1983 Dennis Stewart 1984 Stuart Travis 1985 William Ward 1986 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1987 Nick Gale 1988 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1989 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1990 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1991 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1992 Lionel Hibbert 1993 Lloyd Alexander 1994 Chris Bacon 1995 Keith Davis 1996 Keith Davis

Year Heavyweight +95kg 1976 Errol Carnegie 1977 Martin Clarke 1978 9-10 Dec 1979 Robert Bradley 1980 Robert Bradley 1981 Elvis Gordon 1982 Errol Carnegie 1983 Elvis Gordon 1984 Elvis Gordon 1985 Elvis Gordon 1986 Mervyn Bowditch 1987 Elvis Gordon 1988 Ian King 1989 Elvis Gordon 1990 James Webb 1991 Elvis Gordon 1992 Andrew Costello 1993 William Etherington 1994 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1995 Nicholas Kokotaylo 1996 Richard Blanes

Year Open 1979 Stuart Travis 1981 Arthur Mapp 1984 David Walker 1985 Elvis Gordon

Women

Year Bantamweight -48kg 1977 Jane Bridge 1978 1979 Carol Brooks 1981 Karen Briggs 1982 Jane Bridge 1983 Karen Briggs 1984 Karen Briggs 1985 Jane Jones 1986 Anisah Mohamoodally 1987 Anisah Mohamoodally 1988 Anisah Mohamoodally 1989 Anisah Mohamoodally 1990 Erica Bowley 1991 Karen Briggs 1992 Joyce Heron 1993 Joyce Heron 1994 Joyce Heron 1995 Kim Dunkley 1996 Joyce Heron

Year Featherweight -52kg 1977 Connie Armstrong 1978 Loretta Doyle 1979 Loretta Doyle 1981 Loretta Doyle 1982 Loretta Doyle 1983 Loretta Doyle 1984 Loretta Doyle 1985 Sharon Rendle 1986 Sharon Rendle 1987 Sharon Rendle 1988 Loretta Doyle 1989 Sharon Tedder 1990 Elise Summers 1991 Sharon Rendle 1992 Elise Summers 1993 Deborah Allan 1994 Deborah Allan 1995 Deborah Allan 1996 Elise Summers

Year Lightweight -56kg 1977 Nicole Coleman 1978 1979 Winn Bolton 1981 Bridgette McCarthy 1982 Diane Bell 1983 Diane Bell 1984 Debbie Rogers 1985 Janice Turner 1986 Loretta Doyle 1987 Tracey Lee 1988 Janice Turner 1989 Nicola Fairbrother 1990 Nathalie Evans 1991 Nicola Fairbrother 1992 Nicola Fairbrother 1993 Cheryle Peel 1994 Cheryle Peel 1995 Ceri Richards 1996 Natalie Barry

Year Light Middleweight -61kg 1977 Valerie Beckum 1978 1979 Julie Cross 1981 Jane Seymour 1982 Ann Hughes 1983 Ann Hughes 1984 Mel Tapp 1985 Debbie Rogers 1986 Theresa Quoi 1987 Janice Turner 1988 Tracey Lee 1989 L Hancock 1990 Melody Johnson 1991 Melody Johnson 1992 Diane Bell 1993 Kirstie Weir 1994 Diane Bell 1995 Cheryle Peel 1996 Ruth Eddy

Year Middleweight -66kg 1977 Maureen Bennett 1978 Maureen Bennett 1979 Maureen Bennett 1981 Lisa Jones 1982 Dawn Netherwood 1983 Dawn Netherwood 1984 Margaret Jones 1985 Dawn Netherwood 1986 Eileen Boyle 1987 Eileen Boyle 1988 Rowena Sweatman 1989 Kate Howey 1990 Polly Robinson 1991 Sharon Mills 1992 Chloe Cowen 1993 Chloe Cowen 1994 Chloe Cowen 1995 Karen Powell 1996 Karen Powell

Year Light Heavyweight -72kg 1977 Geraldine Harmon 1978 Geraldine Harmon 1979 Sandra Bradshaw 1981 Avril Malley 1982 Theresa Hayden 1983 Theresa Hayden 1984 Avril Malley 1985 Kerry Finney 1986 Avril Malley 1987 Theresa Hayden 1988 Avril Bray 1989 Ann Lucitt 1990 Josie Horton 1991 Kate Howey 1992 Kate Howey 1993 Kate Howey 1994 Stacey Smith 1995 Jo Hayward-Melen 1996 Joanna Melen

Year Heavyweight +72kg 1977 Ellen Cobb 1978 1979 Heather Ford 1981 Heather Ford 1982 Avril Malley 1983 Ruth Vondy 1984 Sandra Bradshaw 1985 Sandra Bradshaw 1986 Sandra Bradshaw 1987 Joanne Spinks 1988 Nicola Wallis 1989 1990 Mandy Bell 1991 Kerry Knowles 1992 Lisa Maddaford 1993 Michelle Rogers 1994 Jane Morris 1995 Jane Morris 1996 Simone Callender

Year Open 1979 Lynn Tilley 1981 Avril Malley 1983 Avril Malley 1984 Ann Hughes 1985 Avril Malley

Past winners (1997-present)

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Men

Year Extra Lightweight -60kg 1997 Jamie Johnson 1998 John Buchanan 1999 Jamie Johnson 2000 Jamie Johnson 2001 John Buchanan 2002 Craig Fallon 2003 John Buchanan 2004 Gavin Davies 2005 Brett Caswell 2006 Gavin Davies 2007 James Millar 2008 James Millar 2011 James Millar 2012 Brandon Dodge 2013 Ashley McKenzie 2014 Ashley McKenzie 2015 Peter Miles 2016 Renz Vallejera 2017 Sam Hall 2018 Josh Giles 2019 Sam Hall 2021 Sam Hall 2022 Neil MacDonald 2023 Dylan Munro

Year Half Lightweight -66kg 1997 Simon Moss 1998 David Sommerville 1999 James Warren 2000 James Warren 2001 Dominic King 2002 David Sommerville 2003 James Warren 2004 Alan Scott 2005 Gareth Carder 2006 Jean-Rene Badrick 2007 Colin Oates 2008 Craig Fallon 2011 Craig Fallon 2012 Colin Oates 2013 Colin Oates 2014 Colin Oates 2015 Lewis Keeble 2016 Sam Hall 2017 Peter Miles 2018 Gregg Varey 2019 Neil MacDonald 2021 Gregg Varey 2022 Michael Fryer 2023 Neil MacDonald

Year Lightweight -73kg 1997 Anthony Johnson 1998 Eric Bonti 1999 Eric Bonti 2000 Darren Warner 2001 Daniel Hawkins 2002 Matthew Purssey 2003 Eric Bonti 2004 Matthew Purssey 2005 Matthew Purssey 2006 Iain Feenan 2007 Iain Feenan 2008 Alex Farbon 2011 Danny Williams 2012 Jan Gosiewski 2013 Jan Gosiewski 2014 Jan Gosiewski 2015 Patrick Dawson 2016 Connor Ireland 2017 Daniel Powell 2018 Eric Ham 2019 Daniel Powell 2021 Daniel Powell 2022 Luke Davies 2023 Eric Ham

Year Half Middleweight -81kg 1997 Luke Preston 1998 Graeme Randall 1999 Luke Preston 2000 Luke Preston 2001 Graeme Randall 2002 Euan Burton 2003 Euan Burton 2004 Thomas Cousins 2005 Thomas Davis 2006 Matthew Purssey 2007 Tom Reed 2008 Matthew Purssey 2011 Thomas Davis 2012 Tom Reed 2013 Owen Livesey 2014 Owen Livesey 2015 Sebastian Green 2016 Colin Oates 2017 Owen Livesey 2018 Spencer Lambert 2019 Stuart McWatt 2021 Lachlan Moorhead 2022 Del Imrie 2023 Scott Cusack

Year Middleweight -90kg 1997 Sam Delahay 1998 Ryan Birch 1999 Peter Cousins 2000 Winston Gordon 2001 Peter Cousins 2002 Peter Cousins 2003 Peter Cousins 2004 Steven Vidler 2005 Peter Cousins 2006 Peter Lomax 2007 James Austin 2008 Jonathan Purssey 2011 Matthew Purssey 2012 Euan Burton 2013 David Groom 2014 Gary Hall 2015 Gary Hall 2016 Max Stewart 2017 Jamal Petgrave 2018 Frazer Chamberlain 2019 Jamal Petgrave 2021 Jamal Petgrave 2022 Adam Hoshal 2023 Stuart McWatt

Year Half Heavyweight -100kg 1997 Daley Lasebikin 1998 Keith Davis 1999 Keith Davis 2000 Keith Davis 2001 Sam Delahay 2002 Sam Delahay 2003 Brett Embley 2004 Brett Embley 2005 Winston Gordon 2006 Philip Nutter 2007 Andrew Burns 2008 Peter Cousins 2011 James Austin 2012 Peter Cousins 2013 Benjamin Fletcher 2014 Benjamin Fletcher 2015 Philip Awiti-Alcaraz 2016 Benjamin Fletcher 2017 Adam Hall 2018 Rhys Thompson 2019 Cailin Calder 2021 Rhys Thompson 2022 Rhys Thompson 2023 Harry Lovell-Hewitt

Year Heavyweight +100kg 1997 Richard Blanes 1998 Richard Blanes 1999 Daniel Sargent 2000 Daniel Sargent 2001 Daniel Sargent 2002 Daniel Sargent 2003 Andrew Ede 2004 Scott Burlinson 2005 Chris Sherrington 2006 Joe Delahay 2007 Matt Clempner 2008 Chris Sherrington 2011 Matt Clempner 2012 Matt Clempner 2013 Chris Sherrington 2014 Theodore Spalding-McIntosh 2015 James Austin 2016 Neil Schofield 2017 Andrew Melbourne 2018 Adam Hall 2019 Chris Sherrington 2021 Wesley Greenidge 2022 Wesley Greenidge 2023 Andrew McWatt

Women

Year Extra Lightweight -48kg 1997 Victoria Dunn 1998 Joyce Heron 1999 Donna Robertson 2000 Donna Robertson 2001 Fiona Robertson 2002 Donna Robertson 2003 Fiona Robertson 2004 Donna Robertson 2005 Donna Robertson 2006 Fiona Robertson 2007 Kelly Edwards 2008 Francesca Steggall 2011 Kelly Edwards 2012 Hayley Willis 2013 Hayley Willis 2014 Kelly Staddon 2015 Kimberley Renicks 2016 Kelly Staddon 2017 Kimberley Renicks 2018 Kimberley Renicks 2019 Kimberley Renicks 2021 Amy Platten 2022 Summer Shaw 2023 Summer Shaw

Year Half Lightweight -52kg 1997 Elise Summers 1998 Georgina Singleton 1999 Elise Summers 2000 Georgina Singleton 2001 Georgina Singleton 2002 Victoria Dunn 2003 Victoria Dunn 2004 Georgina Singleton 2005 Jodie Carter 2006 Kirstene Feenan 2007 Sophie Johnstone 2008 Sophie Johnstone 2011 Sophie Cox 2012 Sophie Cox 2013 Kelly Edwards 2014 Chelsie Giles 2015 Chelsie Giles 2016 Kelly Edwards 2017 Chelsie Giles 2018 Lanina Solley 2019 Yasmin Javadian 2021 Chloe Robyns-Landricombe 2022 Tatum Keen 2023 Caitlin Barber

Year Lightweight -57kg 1997 1998 Nicola Fairbrother 1999 Nicola Fairbrother 2000 Natalie Barry 2001 Sophie Cox 2002 Sophie Cox 2003 Natalie Barry 2004 Sophie Cox 2005 Sophie Cox 2006 Gemma Howell 2007 Gemma Howell 2008 Gemma Howell 2011 Gemma Howell 2012 Connie Ramsay 2013 Nekoda Davis 2014 Nekoda Davis 2015 Laure Fournier 2016 Acelya Toprak 2017 Acelya Toprak 2018 Malin Wilson 2019 Josie Steele 2021 Acelya Toprak 2022 Malin Wilson 2023 Lele Nairne

Year Half Middleweight -63kg 1997 Rosemary Felton 1998 Gemma Hutchins 1999 Gemma Hutchins 2000 Sarah Clark 2001 Sarah Clark 2002 Karen Roberts 2003 Karen Roberts 2004 Rosemary Felton 2005 Sarah Clark 2006 Sarah Clark 2007 Kate Walker 2008 Sarah Clark 2011 Sarah Clark 2012 Sarah Clark 2013 Gemma Howell 2014 Alice Schlesinger 2015 Lucy Renshall 2016 Lucy Renshall 2017 Lucy Renshall 2018 Amy Livesey 2019 Bekky Livesey 2021 Lucy Renshall 2022 Ammi Takahashi 2023 Katie Mills

Year Middleweight -70kg 1997 Karen Powell 1998 Kate Howey 1999 Amanda Sneddon 2000 Rachel Wilding 2001 Amanda Costello 2002 Kate Howey 2003 Michelle Holt 2004 Sally Conway 2005 Michelle Holt 2006 Sally Conway 2007 Sally Conway 2008 Michelle Holt 2011 Sally Conway 2012 Sally Conway 2013 Sally Conway 2014 Sally Conway 2015 Megan Fletcher 2016 Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown 2017 Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown 2018 Kelly Petersen Pollard 2019 Kelly Petersen Pollard 2021 Kelly Petersen Pollard 2022 Simone Cross 2023 Simone Cross

Year Half Heavyweight -78kg 1997 Rowena Sweatman 1998 Chloe Cowen 1999 Chloe Cowen 2000 Michelle Rogers 2001 Joanna Melen 2002 Rachel Wilding 2003 Michelle Rogers 2004 Rachel Wilding 2005 Michelle Rogers 2006 Michelle Rogers 2007 Emma Fletcher 2008 Lindsay Purves 2011 Louise Little 2012 Natalie Powell 2013 Natalie Powell 2014 Natalie Powell 2015 Emma Reid 2016 Natalie Powell 2017 Shelley Ludford 2018 Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown 2019 Shelley Ludford 2021 Emma Reid 2022 Shelley Ludford 2023 Emma Reid

Year Heavyweight +78kg 1997 Simone Callender 1998 Simone Callender 1999 Michelle Rogers 2000 Simone Callender 2001 Simone Callender 2002 Karina Bryant 2003 Simone Callender 2004 Michelle Rogers 2005 Abbie Cunningham 2006 Simone Callender 2007 Sarah Adlington 2008 Sarah Adlington 2011 Karina Bryant 2012 Sarah Adlington 2013 Sarah Adlington 2014 Sarah Adlington 2015 Michelle Boyle 2016 Michelle Boyle 2017 Sarah Hawkes 2018 Emily Ritchie 2019 Emily Ritchie 2021 Sarah Adlington 2022 Christi-Rose Pretorius 2023 Sarah Adlington