Peter Cousins
Personal information
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2008)
World Champ.Silver (2007)
European Champ.Bronze (2006)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tampere –100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Nabeul –90 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nicosia –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Rome –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF103
JudoInside.com307
Updated on 17 February 2022.

Peter Tendai Cousins (born 3 March 1981 in Harlow) is a British judoka, who competed at the Olympic Games.[1]

Judo career

Cousins came to prominence after becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1999. He then followed this up by winning three consecutive British titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003.[2]

Two years later in 2005, he won a fifth British title[2] before securing a bronze medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships, in Tampere.[1] One year later in 2007, he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro. He lost the gold medal match against the home judoka Luciano Corrêa.[1] The performance inevitably resulted in selection for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the half-heavyweight category and was eliminated in the first round. At this heavier weight he won two more British titles in 2008 and 2012.[3]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2006European Championships 3rdHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
2007World Championships 2ndHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
2008European Championships 5thHalf heavyweight (100 kg)

Personal life

His twin brother Thomas Cousins is also a British judoka, who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Peter Cousins profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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