Ellen Cobb

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Ellen Cobb (born 14 December 1940) is a retired British judoka and a massage therapist.[1]

Career[]

Cobb began her judo training around 1965.[2]: 5  She competed successfully in both national and international judo competitions[3] and primarily ran matches in the over-72 kilograms weight class.[4] An article in the UK Judo magazine credits her with being the first female British judoka to earn a gold medal in international competition, after Cobb placed first in a 1972 event in Belgrade.[2]: 5  She won medals at two European Judo Championships, placing third in 1975 in the Half Heavyweight category,[5] and second in 1976 in the Heavyweight category.[6] As of 2015, she holds the record for oldest female medal winner in the European Judo Championships at the age of 35 in 1976.[7]

During 1977, Cobb was a full-time judo instructor.[2]: 5  On 20 January 2002, she was promoted to 8th Dan.[8]

Since retiring from judo competition in the 1980s, Cobb has trained in multiple types of massage therapy, including Bowen technique, and now operates her own therapy centre in Hampshire, England.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Britain's Own Samurai". Radio Times. Vol. 195. BBC Magazines. 1972. p. 57. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Woodard, Marian (February 1977). "2nd European Judo Championships for Women" (PDF). Judo. London: Judo Limited. 19 (8): 2–13.
  3. ^ "Ellen Cobb, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  4. ^ "Tough Fights For Canadians". The Windsor Star. October 24, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Judo - Ellen Cobb (Great Britain)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ^ "Oro per la Di Toma negli "europei" di Vienna" [Gold for Di Toma in the "Europeans" in Vienna] (PDF). L'Unità (in Italian). December 12, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Chinappi, Giulio (May 15, 2015). "Judo, Europei 2015: la belga Ilse Heylen alla ricerca di nuovi record" [Judo, European Championships 2015: the Belgian Ilse Heylen in search of new records]. OASport (in Italian). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "British Judo Association". www.britishjudo.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  9. ^ Tompkins, Kevin. "Ellen Cobb - Ellen". www.ellen-cobb.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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