Sophie Cox
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| Born | 23 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg, –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R32 (2005, 2010, 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 9th (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 45736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 9061 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 17 February 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sophie Cox (born 1981) is a British judo player from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.[1] She won silver medals in the 2004 and 2005 European Judo Championships in Romania and the Netherlands.[2][3] Cox temporarily suspended her judo career in 2005.
In 2011, she won one of the bronze medals in the European Judo Championships in Turkey.[4] She represented Team GB in London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL London, being knocked out in the first round by Kum Ae An[5] who went on to win the gold medal, in the under 52 kg category.[6]
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[]
- ^ Sophie Cox earns judo World Cup bronze BBC Sport. 2 October 2010.
- ^ 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
- ^ Official London 2012 website
Further reading[]
- London 2012: Judoka Sophie Cox aims to complete golden return BBC Sport. 30 January 2012.
External links[]
- Sophie Cox at the International Judo Federation
- Sophie Cox at JudoInside.com
- Sophie Cox at the British Olympic Association
- Sophie Cox at Olympedia
- Sophie Cox at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- http://www.judo4all.com
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- 1982 births
- English female judoka
- Olympic judoka of Great Britain
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rochdale
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- British judo biography stubs