Nicholas Kokotaylo
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Denton, Greater Manchester, England | 9 March 1955
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Nicholas Kokotaylo profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Judo experts from the KNK Fitness Centre". Middleton Guardian. 25 April 1986. Retrieved 19 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.