Peter Tendai Cousins (born 3 March 1981 in

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) is a British

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, who competed at the Olympic Games.

Judo career

Cousins came to prominence after becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division 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 1999. He then followed this up by winning three consecutive British titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Two years later in 2005, he won a fifth British title before securing a bronze medal at the

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, in Tampere. One year later in 2007, he won a silver medal at the

2007 World Judo Championships The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called ''Arena Multiuso'', that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, B ...

in Rio de Janeiro. He lost the gold medal match against the home judoka

Luciano Corrêa Luciano Ribeiro Corrêa (born 25 November 1982) is a Brazilian judoka, who competes in the 100 kg (half heavyweight) category. He was world champion in the 2007 World Judo Championships. As well as this, Corrêa has won a bronze at the W ...

. The performance inevitably resulted in selection for

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at the

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in Beijing. He competed in the half-heavyweight category and was eliminated in the first round. At this heavier weight he won two more British titles in 2008 and 2012.

Achievements

Personal life

His twin brother Thomas Cousins is also a British judoka, who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cousins, Peter 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Harlow British male judoka Olympic judoka for Great Britain Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Black British sportsmen 21st-century British sportsmen