Eugene Codrington
Born (1953-11-05) 5 November 1953
Hope Bay, Jamaica
StyleWadō-ryū Karate[1]
Teacher(s)Toru Takamizawa
Rank  8th Dan
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Karate
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 OstendKumite −80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 GenevaKumite −80 kg
Karate
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Long beachTeam Kumite
Silver medal – second place 1977 TokyoKumite −80 kg

Eugene Codrington, (born November 5, 1953) is a British karateka.[1] He has an 8th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and was part of first non- Japanese team to win a World Karate Championships. Eugene is a founder member of the English Karate Governing Board (EKGB) for whom he is Senior Coach.

Eugene Codrington was born in Hope Bay, Portland, Jamaica in 1953. Having settled in the UK at an early age, Eugene showed an exceptional aptitude for sport and physical activity and was a keen competitor in many sports as a young man. He began his Karate training at the legendary Temple Dojo in Birmingham under the tutelage of Takamizawa Sensei (Toru) in 1969. After 2½ years of diligent training Eugene was award his 1st Dan black belt. Already a keen competition fighter Eugene began to win competitions all over the country and in 1974, Eugene won his first of five European championships, then 11 years later, in April 1985; he was collecting his fifth British Championship trophy. He was World Champion as a member of the British Team who beat the Japanese for the first time ever in 1975, and a finalist in the world individual Championships two years later in Tokyo.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Black Belt October 1975". October 1975. p. 26. Retrieved 9 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. eugene codrington karate. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ↑ "Black Belt October 1976". October 1976. Retrieved 9 November 2014.


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