Densign White
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1961 Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||
| Club | University of Wolverhampton | |||||||||||||
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Densign White MBE (born 21 December 1961) is a male retired British judoka. White competed at the 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the 86kg middleweight category, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
White is married to Tessa Sanderson.[1] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in sport as chair of Sporting Equals.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Densign White Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B23.
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