Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a British former

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, who competed at three Olympic Games.

Biography

Gordon was born in

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, London. He came to prominence when becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the

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in 1996. After representing Great Britain at two European Championships he won a second British title in 2000, at the heavier middleweight class of -90kg. At the

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in Manchester, he won the gold medal in the under 90kg category. In 2004, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the

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, competing in the men's 90kg he just missed out on winning the bronze medal when he lost to

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in the play off. The following year he won his third British title, this time at half-heavyweight. In 2006, he won the bronze medal at the

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in Tampere, before gaining selection for a second Olympic Games in 2008. At the

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he competed in the men's 90kg class. After winning the 2009 British Open he participated in his third Olympic Games, this time at his 2012 home games in London. He retired in 2013.

Personal life

He is a Sensei at the EB Phoenix Judo Club in Tooting, London.

Achievements

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Winston 1976 births Living people English male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Black British sportsmen People educated at Ernest Bevin College Commonwealth Games gold medallists in judo Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games