Kyle Maxwell (born December 1, 1990 in
Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The Cit ...
) is a
Barbadian judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
.
He competed in the
men's 73 kg event at the
2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the second round by
Riki Nakaya
is a Japanese judoka. He is a two-time lightweight world champion and an Olympic silver medalist. He was also a finalist at the 2015 World Championships.
Personal life
Nakaya began judo in kindergarten, following his older brother.
Nakaya mar ...
. At the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
, he was defeated in the last-32 by Ashaan Nelson.
He won bronze at the 2011 Caribbean Championships.
References
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bridgetown
Barbadian male judoka
Olympic judoka of Barbados
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados
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