Graeme spinks (born 17 January 1961) is a New Zealand judoka. He competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Spinks is a martial arts trainer in his birth-city Christchurch. He trained

New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police ( mi, Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintai ...

in the use of force in self-defence, and restraint training, including

carotid hold A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza ( ja, 絞技, translation=constriction technique) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' ( ...

s which can render a person unconscious within seconds; this choking method is rarely applied by Police.

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* 1961 births Living people New Zealand male judoka Olympic judoka for New Zealand Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Christchurch Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand people 20th-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-judo-bio-stub