Raymond Stevens (judoka)

Raymond Stevens
Personal information
Born 26 July 1963

Raymond ("Ray") Stevens (born 26 July 1963 in Camberley, Surrey, England) is a judoka from the United Kingdom. He 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.

He holds the rank of 6th Dan in Judo awarded to him on 17 May 2001[1] and is the Vice Chairman of the British Judo Association London Area.[2] In 2008 he received a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from Roger Gracie.

Early years

Stevens started learning Judo at the age of ten[3] and gained a black belt in Judo at the age of 16.[4]

References

  1. "Dan Grade register". British Judo Association. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. "BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE JUDO INSTRUCTORS: Ray Stevens". The Budokwai. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. Bryony Gordon (16 October 2002). "Tired of the gym? Belt up for judo". The telegraph (UK: Telegraph media Group Limited). Retrieved 22 January 2002.
  4. "British Judo" (PDF). British Judo Association. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

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