Matthew Purssey (born 23 February 1981) is a British

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Judo career

Purssey is a six times champion of Great Britain, winning titles in the lightweight, half-middleweight and middleweight divisions at the

British Judo Championships The British Judo Championships are held annually and feature various age and weight categories to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. Until 2013, the Championships ...

in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011.

Other achievements

*Three time British Open Champion *3rd place 2008 World Cup, Drammen, Norway *3rd place 2007 Super World Cup, Rotterdam, Netherlands *9th place 2003 World Championships, Osaka, Japan

Personal life

His brother Jonathan Purssey also won a British Championships title in 2008.

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* 1981 births Living people British male judoka Commonwealth Games silver medallists in judo Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-judo-bio-stub