Nicholas Kokotaylo
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1955-03-09) 9 March 1955
Denton, Greater Manchester, England
Sport
SportJudo

Nicholas Kokotaylo (born 9 March 1955) is a British judoka.[1] He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]

Judo career

Kokotaylo came to prominence when he became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1979.[3] In 1984, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in Seoul. He competed in the Men's 95kg category and reached the quarter final stage.[2] In 1986, he won the gold medal in the 95kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]

After the Olympics he went on to win five more British titles (all at light-heavyweight) in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.[3] He was also a multiple medallist at the British Open.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicholas Kokotaylo profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicholas Kokotaylo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Judo experts from the KNK Fitness Centre". Middleton Guardian. 25 April 1986. Retrieved 19 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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