Elvis Gordon

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Elvis Anthony Gordon (born June 23, 1958 in Hanover Parish , Jamaica , † May 6, 2011 in Wolverhampton ) was a British judoka . He was second in the world championship in 1987 and European champion in 1988.

Athletic career

The 1.88 m tall Elvis Gordon fought in the heavyweight and open classes. At the European Championships in Liège in 1984, he was defeated in the semi-finals of the open class to the French Angelo Parisi and finished fifth after losing to the Romanian Mihai Cioc in the round of hope . At the 1984 Olympic Games he lost in the first round of the heavyweight division against the South Korean Cho Yong-chul . The following year, Gordon returned to the open class at the 1985 European Championships in Hamar. In the main round he was defeated in the round of 16 to the Poland Andrzej Basik . In the hope round, Gordon fought his way through to the battle for bronze, which he won against Mihai Cioc. At the 1985 World Championships , he finished seventh in the heavyweight division. At the 1986 European Championships in Belgrade, Gordon lost to heavyweight Henry Stöhr from the GDR in the semi-finals , and in the battle for bronze he was defeated by Swiss Clemens Jehle . Two months later, the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place in Edinburgh . In the heavyweight final, Gordon defeated the Canadian Mark Berger .

In 1987 Elvis Gordon competed at the European Championships in Paris in both heavyweight and open classes. In the open class he was defeated in the semifinals to Grigory Weritschew from the Soviet Union. In the heavyweight semi-finals he lost to Clemens Jehle and then lost to the German Alexander von der Groeben in the battle for bronze . He also competed in both weight classes at the 1987 World Championships in Essen. While he was eliminated in the heavyweight division in the quarter-finals against the Hungarian István Dubovszky , he reached the final in the open class with wins over Henry Stöhr, Clemens Jehle and in the semifinals over the Egyptian Mohamed Ali Rashwan . After his loss to the Japanese Naoya Ogawa , he received the silver medal.

In 1988 Gordon reached the final in the open class at the European Championships in Pamplona and won against Akaki Kibordsalidze from the Soviet Union. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988, Gordon lost his opening fight in the heavyweight division after 2:42 minutes against the Brazilian Frederico Flexa . In early 1989 Gordon reached the heavyweight final at the Tournoi de Paris and was defeated by the French Laurent Del Colombo . In 1989 he retired early in both weight classes at the European Championships in Helsinki. Five months later at the World Championships in Belgrade he was defeated in the second round of the open class Akaki Kibordsalidze. In the hope round he fought his way up to the battle for bronze and then lost to the South Korean Kim Geon-su .

In early 1990 Elvis Gordon reached the final twice at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. In the heavyweight division he defeated the Canadian Tom Greenway in the final , in the open class he won against the Canadian Mario Laroche . At the European Championships in 1990 in Frankfurt am Main, Gordon finished 7th in the heavyweight division and fifth in the open class. Two years later at the European Championships in Paris in 1992 , he was eliminated in the round of 16 of the heavyweight division against the French David Douillet . In the open class he was defeated in the quarterfinals against the Frenchman Georges Mathonnet . In the hope round he reached the battle for bronze and won against Igor Bereznitzki from the Soviet Union. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Elvis Gordon lost to David Douillet after 1:10 minutes. In the hope lap he defeated Henry Stöhr in 30 seconds, but then retired against the Spaniard Ernesto Pérez with a big score (waza-ari).

Elvis Gordon died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 52.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b c d match balance at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ World Championships 1985 at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ 1986 Commonwealth Games in judoinside.com
  4. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 109. Here he is listed as F. Alfredo, his full name is Frederico Alfredo Kuntzle Flexa.
  5. ↑ Tournoi de Paris at judoinside.com
  6. ↑ 1990 Commonwealth Games in judoinside.com
  7. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 424
personal data
SURNAME Gordon, Elvis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gordon, Elvis Anthony (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judoka
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover Parish
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 2011
Place of death Wolverhampton