Thomas Cousins (born 3 March 1981) is a British former

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, who won a silver medal at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

Judo career

At the

in Manchester, Cousins won the silver medal in the under 81kg category, in the gold medal match he was defeated by Scotland's

Graeme Randall Graeme Randall, MBE (born 14 March 1975) is a former world champion Scottish judoka. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won gold medals in the 81 kg division at both the 1999 World Judo Championships ...

. He became the champion of Great Britain, winning the half-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 2004.

Personal life

His twin brother

Peter Cousins Peter Tendai Cousins (born 3 March 1981 in Harlow) is a British judoka, 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 Ch ...

is also a British judoka, who competed at the Olympic Games. Thomas is a coach at the West Essex Judo Club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cousins, Thomas 1981 births Living people English male judoka Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists in judo Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century English sportsmen