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Ann Hughes (judoka)
Ann Hughes (born 1960), is a female former judoka who competed for Great Britain and England. Judo career Hughes won a gold medal at the 1986 World Judo Championships, 1986 World Championships, a bronze in 1987 World Judo Championships, 1987 and a silver in 1989 World Judo Championships, 1989. She represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and won a bronze medal in the lightweight (56 kg) category of the Judo at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, judo competition. In 1986, she also won the gold medal in the 56 kg weight category at the Judo at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She is also a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1982 and 1982 and the open class in 1984. References External links * * 1960 births English female judoka Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
