Loretta Doyle

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Loretta Doyle , later Loretta Cusack , (born July 12, 1963 ) is a former British judoka who was world champion in 1982 and twice European champion.

Athletic career

Loretta Doyle was British champion in 1979 in the light weight, the weight class up to 52 kilograms. In 1980 she competed in the lightweight, the weight class up to 56 kilograms. At the European Championships in Udine in 1980, she won a bronze medal. Later that year she won the British Open and the Dutch Open. At the end of November 1980, the first World Championships for women took place in New York City . In the lightweight, the Austrian Gerda Winklbauer won the first world title in front of the French Marie-Paule Panza , followed by Loretta Doyle and the Belgian Jeannine Meulemans received bronze.

From 1981 to 1988 Loretta Doyle competed in the half-lightweight division. At the European Championships in Madrid in 1981 she reached the final and received silver behind the Austrian Edith Hrovat . A year later the two met again in the finals of the 1982 European Championships in Oslo and the Austrian won again. At the 1982 World Championships in Paris, Loretta Doyle defeated Edith Hrovat in her first fight. With wins over Karelis Aguilar from Venezuela and in the semifinals over the Australian Christina-Ann Boyd , Doyle reached the final and won gold against the Japanese Kaori Yamaguchi . At the 1983 European Championships in Genoa, Doyle defeated the Spanish Pilar Veira in the semifinals and the French Pascale Doger in the final . At the end of 1983, the reigning world and European champion won the Fukuoka tournament. In 1984 Doyle retired from the United States in her second fight against Robin Takemori at the World Championships in Vienna .

In March 1986 at the European Championships in London Doyle lost to Edith Hrovat in the semifinals. With a victory over the Dutchwoman Veronique Akkermans , Doyle secured a bronze medal. At the Commonwealth Games 1986 in Edinburgh she reached the final and received silver behind Sharon Rendle . In the next few years Doyle was active in international tournaments, at international championships usually Sharon Rendle fought for the United Kingdom.

From 1989 to early 1991 Doyle fought in the lightweight. Her greatest success was winning the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, where she defeated Australian Suzanne Williams in the final . At the European Championships in 1991 in Prague Doyle went back to the light weight. She reached the final and received the silver medal after losing to Jessica Gal from the Netherlands . The following year she won the European Championships in Paris in 1992 in the quarter-finals against Dina Maksutowa, who was competing for the United Team , and in the semifinals against Italian Alessandra Giungi . In the final, she defeated Jessica Gal and reciprocated for the defeat the year before. At the premiere of the Olympic women's judo at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Doyle was no longer there, the United Kingdom was represented in the light weight division by Sharon Rendle and in the light weight division by Nicola Fairbrother .

Loretta Doyle was married to the Scottish judoka Billy Cusack . Loretta Cusack-Doyle worked as a trainer after her career. She looked after the British offspring for twelve years. She also worked for the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation. Loretta Cusack-Doyle holds the 8th Dan.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ World Championships 1980 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ Commonwealth Games 1986 at judoinside.com, according to this list of results both Rendle and Doyle competed for England.
  4. ↑ Commonwealth Games 1990 at judoinside.com, according to this list of results Doyle competed for Scotland.
  5. ↑ European Championships 1991 at judoinside.com
  6. ↑ European Championships 1992 at judoinside.com
  7. ↑ European lightweight championships at sport-komplett.de, here it is run as Loretta Cusak (sic) in 1991 and 1992.
  8. ↑ Billy Cusack at judoinside.com
  9. ↑ Brief portrait at britishjudo.org (accessed July 27, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Doyle, Loretta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cusack, Loretta (married name); Cusack-Doyle, Loretta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judoka
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1963