Christopher Sherrington (born 21 October 1983 in

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, England) is a British

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in the +100 kg event.

Judo career

Sherrington born in

, England came to prominence when he became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the

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in 2005. He repeated the success three years later in 2008. In 2012, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Competing in the men's +100 kg category he lost his second round match to eventual silver medallist

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. The following year Sherrington secured his third British heavyweight title. In 2014, he won the gold medal for Scotland at the

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division. He defeated South African

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in the final. In 2019, Sherrington won a fourth British Championship title.

Personal life

Sherrington is a

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherrington, Christopher 1983 births Living people Scottish male judoka Olympic judoka for Great Britain Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ormskirk Royal Marines ranks Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games