Judo player Andrew Burns is the latest University of Bath graduate selected to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Burns is a member of the 14-strong Scottish judo squad announced by Commonwealth Games Scotland today (Wednesday). Burns graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Coach Education and Sports Development in 2009 and trained with Team Bath before making the move north of the border last year ahead of Glasgow 2014. He...
Five University of Bath–based judo players, including the brother and sister pair of Ben and Megan Fletcher, were today (Tuesday) named in the England team to compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Fletchers (pictured right) are joined in the team by Jan Gosiewski, currently studying for a Biomechanics PhD at the University of Bath, as well as graduate Tom Reed and by Gary Hall, meaning Bath judokas take up five places on England’s...
Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey is aiming to make history when he competes at his second Commonwealth Games this summer. Nartey has been selected to represent Ghana at the Glasgow 2014 Games and is likely to be one of just a handful of judo players to contest both the Manchester Games in 2002 – when judo last appeared at Commonwealths - and return to action in Glasgow. The 30-year-old is ranked 29th in the...
An Olympian, a World Cup medallist and a British Universities champion are the latest Team Bath Athlete of the Month Awards winners. Bobsleigh athlete John Jackson won the men’s award for February after driving the British four-man bob to fifth place at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The GBR1 crew of Jackson, Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon, finished just 0.11 seconds off the bronze medal over four runs. It was a particularly...
Team Bath judo player Megan Fletcher has been selected for the European Championships in France later this month. Fletcher will compete in the individual under-70kg event and is also a member of the British squad for the team championships. Her selection follows some impressive performances at Pan American Open events in South America recently, where she won gold in Montevideo, Uruguay and followed that up with silver at Buenos Aires in Argentina. The European Championships,...
University of Bath-based judo players produced more terrific results in South America with Gary Hall and Megan Fletcher both winning medals at the Pan American Open in Argentina. Hall’s silver medal in the under-90kg class at Buenos Aires was particularly impressive as it was his first time competing at World Cup level. He won all three of his preliminary round fights to set up a semi-final against fellow Brit Matthew Pursey. Hall, who trains in...
Team Bath judo player Megan Fletcher is celebrating striking gold at the Pan American Open competition in Uruguay. Fletcher beat Brazil’s Kelly Mesquita with a contest-ending Ippon score in the final of the under-70kg class in Montevideo. That followed an opening round win over Mexico’s Andrea Poo and a semi-final victory over Canada’s Alix Renaud-Roy. Fellow Team Bath judo player Gregg Varey won his opening under-66kg class contest over Brazil’s Afonso Baldigen before losing to...
Team Bath judo players won three gold medals and an array of silvers and bronzes at the British Championships at the weekend. Gemma Howell, Jan Gosiewski and Ben Fletcher each collected golds at the senior championships in Sheffield. London 2012 Olympian Howell, who is studying for a Sport and Exercise Science degree at the University of Bath and receives a Trendell Scholarship, won the women’s under-63kg class title. Gosiewski, who is studying for a PhD...
University of Bath student and judo player Jan Gosiewski produced another strong performance to take bronze at the International Tournament of Monaco. Gosiewski won his opening three contests in the under-73kg class before losing his semi-final to France’s Julien Elfaiz. But he came back to beat Sammy Tamellin, also from France, in the battle for bronze. Gosiewski is studying for a Biomechanics PhD at the University of Bath, were he receives a Trendell Scholarship. Fellow...
Four athletes who have won medals at world level competitions are the winners of the latest Team Bath athlete of the month awards. University of Bath-based triathlete Nicole Walters guided visually-impaired athlete Melissa Reid to gold at the World Paratriathlon Championships in London. Walters, who has a Sport and Exercise Science degree from the University of Bath, wins the women’s award for September. Ghanaian judo player Emmanuel Nartey takes the men’s award for September after...
