Andrew Collett (born 8 November 1978) is an Australian

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, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He held seven Australian senior titles in his own division, picked up a total of sixteen medals in his career, including two golds from the Oceania Championships, and represented his nation

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in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Throughout his sporting career, Collett trained full-time for Caulfield Judo Club in his native

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, under head coach and

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Arthur Moorshead (later died in 2010). Collett made his official debut at the

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, where he competed for the host nation team in the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg). By the mighty commotion of the home crowd inside

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, Collett threw Aruba's Javier Wanga on the

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with a perfect

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victory in his opening match, before losing out to his next opponent Zhang Guangjun of China, who tremendously pinned him in a

sumi gaeshi is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fourth group, Dai Yonkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo-no-Nagewaza, of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It ...

(corner reversal) throw at one minute and six seconds. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, Collett qualified for his second Australian squad in the men's lightweight class (73 kg), by placing second and receiving a berth from the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia. Unlike his previous Olympics, Collett conceded with a shido penalty and suffered an early exit to an

victory and a sumi gaeshi throw from Poland's Krzysztof Wiłkomirski two minutes and forty-six seconds into their opening match.

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Australian Olympic Team Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collett, Andrew 1978 births Living people Australian male judoka Olympic judoka for Australia Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Melbourne 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from Victoria (state)