Sophie Cox (born 1981) is a British judo player from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.[1]
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| Born | 23 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg, –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 9th (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2005, 2010, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 45736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 9061 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 17 February 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo career edit
Cox became champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2001. The following year she successfully defended her title and won further titles in 2004 and 2005.[2] She also won two silver medals at consecutive European Judo Championships; in the 2004 European Judo Championships in Romania and the 2005 European Judo Championships in the Netherlands. These came after a bronze medal in 2003.[3][4] Cox temporarily suspended her judo career in 2005.
During this successful period she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, competing in the women's 57 kg category she reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual bronze medallist Kye Sun-hui. She returned to form in 2011, after dropping to half-lightweight. In 2011, she won one of the bronze medals in the 2011 European Judo Championships in Turkey and won her fifth British Championship title.[5]
In 2012, she represented Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games, held at ExCeL London, being knocked out in the first round by Kum Ae An[6] who went on to win the gold medal, in the under 52 kg category.[7] She later won her sixth and final British Championship.[2]
Coaching edit
Cox now coaches judo, judo for BJJ and no-gi grappling as well as training in and competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She travels all over the UK and Europe to teach and coach but is mostly based in the North West, Rochdale, Stockport, Manchester and Kendal.
References edit
- ^ Sophie Cox earns judo World Cup bronze BBC Sport. 2 October 2010.
- ^ a b "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Sophie Cox - Athlete Profile Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine British Judo (British Judo Association).
- ^ 2005 European Judo Championships Competition Results - Men and Women International Judo Federation Archived from the original on 2006-10-15.
- ^ COX Sophie: Results judobase (International Judo Federation).
- ^ "Official London 2012 website". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Official London 2012 website". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
Further reading edit
- London 2012: Judoka Sophie Cox aims to complete golden return BBC Sport. 30 January 2012.
External links edit
- Sophie Cox at the International Judo Federation
- Sophie Cox at JudoInside.com
- Sophie Cox at Olympedia
- Sophie Cox at Team GB
- Sophie Cox at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
