Keith Remfry

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Keith Remfry (born November 17, 1947 in Ealing ; † September 16, 2015 ) was a British judoka who won the Olympic silver medal in the open class in 1976.

Athletic career

The 1.93 m tall Remfry was originally a police officer in London and learned the sport of judo at Budokwai , the oldest judo club in Europe founded by Gunji Koizumi . In 1968 the heavyweight won the silver medal at the European Junior Championships. In 1971 the British team won the European team championship with Edward Cassidy , David Lawrence , Angelo Parisi , Keith Remfry and David Starbrook . At the Judo World Championships in 1971 he defeated the Japanese Kaneo Iwatsuri and the US judoka Allen Coage in the heavyweight division and finally received bronze behind the Dutchman Wim Ruska and the German Klaus Glahn . In 1972 the British team won bronze at the European Team Championships. At the Olympic Games in Munich Remfry lost his opening match against the Canadian Douglas Rogers by referee decision.

At the European Championships in 1973 Remfry won the heavyweight silver medal after losing the final to the Spaniard Santiago Ojeda . At the World Championships he was defeated in the semifinals to Jibilo Nizharadze , who was fighting for the Soviet Union , in the battle for the bronze medal Remfry defeated the Dutchman Peter Adelaar . In 1974 Remfry won silver at the European Team Championships with the British team behind the Soviet team.

In 1976 Keith Remfry competed in the heavyweight division at the Montreal Olympics and five days later in the open class. In the heavyweight division he won his first three fights, but lost in the pool final against the Soviet judoka Serhiy Nowikow , in the round of hope Remfry was defeated by the Japanese Sumio Endo and finished fifth. In the open class he reached the final with three wins and was defeated by the Japanese Haruki Uemura .

After his sporting career, Remfry left the London police and worked as a judo trainer. In later years he was forced to use a wheelchair for years because of kidney disease, and he died at the age of 67.

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  1. ↑ European team championships
  2. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. p. 505
personal data
SURNAME Remfry, Keith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judoka
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Ealing
DATE OF DEATH 16th September 2015