Rowena Sweatman (born 10 February 1968) is a British

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ka. She competed at the

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Judo career

In 1986, she won the bronze medal in the 66kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the

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. Sweatman became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the

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in 1988. In 1994, she became the European champion at the

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in Gdańsk, where she won the gold medal in the -66kg category. The following year she won a bronze medal at the

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, in Birmingham. In 1996, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She competed in the women's middleweight event, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Aneta Szczepańska. The following year in 1997, she claimed a second British title, but this time at the heavier weight class of half-heavyweight (-78kg).

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* 1968 births Living people British female judoka Olympic judoka for Great Britain Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Feltham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hounslow 20th-century British women {{UK-judo-bio-stub