Raymond Stevens (judoka)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 26 July 1963 Camberley, Surrey |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –95 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992) |
| World Champ. | 7th (1995) |
| European Champ. | 
(1994) |
| Commonwealth Games |  (1990) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 53433 |
| JudoInside.com | 5002 |
| Updated on 5 June 2023. | |
Raymond Stevens (born 26 July 1963 in Camberley, Surrey) is a male retired judoka from the United Kingdom.[1]
Judo career[edit]
Stevens started learning Judo at the age of ten[2] and gained a black belt in Judo at the age of 16.[3]
He was twice a champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1984 and 1986.[4] In 1986, he won the gold medal in the 86 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[5]
Stevens competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when he won the silver medal in the men's half heavyweight division (–95 kg), in the final he was defeated by Hungary's Antal Kovács.[6] He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the 95 kg half-heavyweight category of the judo event in Auckland, New Zealand.[7][8]
He holds the rank of 7th Dan in Judo awarded to him on 10 September 2015[9] and is the Vice Chairman of the British Judo Association London Area.[10] and in 2008 he was the first person to receive a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from Roger Gracie, he subsequently received his 2nd Dan in 2015. He opened his own Martial Arts Academy in September 2017 in South London called Ray Stevens Academy. Located in Merton, (KT3 4NE) the purpose built dojo provides the perfect environment for kids and adults to learn & train in Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, No-Gi Wrestling, MMA and Kickboxing.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ray Stevens profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Tired of the gym? Belt up for judo". Telegraph media Group Limited. 16 October 2002. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2002.
- ^ "British Judo" (PDF). British Judo Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Raymond Stevens". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Dan Grade register". British Judo Association. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE JUDO INSTRUCTORS: Ray Stevens". The Budokwai. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
External links[edit]
- Raymond Stevens at the International Judo Federation
- Raymond Stevens at JudoInside.com
- Raymond Stevens at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Raymond Stevens at Olympics.com
- Raymond Stevens at Olympedia
- Raymond Stevens at Team GB
- Raymond Stevens at The-Sports.org
- British Olympic Committee[dead link]
- English male judoka
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic judoka for Great Britain
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Camberley
- Olympic medalists in judo
- English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games