Peter Cousins

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Peter Cousins (born March 3, 1981 in Harlow , England ) is a former British judoka . In 2007 he won a silver medal at the World Championships.

Athletic career

The 1.77 m tall Peter Cousins ​​was mostly active in the middleweight division until 2005, the weight class up to 90 kilograms. In 1998 he won a bronze medal at the World Youth Games in Moscow. In the same year he was fifth in the U20 World Championships. In 1999 he won a bronze medal at the U20 European Championships. In 2000 he was defeated in the final of the U20 World Championships to the Georgian Surab Swiadauri . A month and a half later, Cousins ​​won the U20 European Championships. In 2005 he won his first World Cup tournament in Bucharest.

At the 2005 World Championships in Cairo, Cousins ​​competed in the light heavyweight division for the first time, the weight class up to 100 kilograms. He was eliminated in the round of 16 against the Hungarian Dániel Hadfi . At the European Championships in 2006 in Tampere he was defeated by Israeli Ariel Zeevi in the round of 16 , with victories over Serb Ryu Mijalković , Austrian Franz Birkfellner and Belarusian Ihar Makarau , cousins ​​fought their way to the bronze medal. The following year, Cousins ​​retired at the 2007 European Championships in Belgrade in his first fight against the German Dimitri Peters . At the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Cousins ​​defeated the Lithuanian Egidijus Žilinskas in the quarter-finals and the Cuban Oreidis Despaigne in the semifinals . In the final, Cousins ​​lost to the Brazilian Luciano Corrêa . At the European Championships in Lisbon in 2008, Cousins ​​lost to the French Christophe Humbert in the quarterfinals . With victories over the Georgian Levan Zhorzholiani and Egidijus Žilinskas he reached the battle for bronze, which he lost to the German Benjamin Behrla . At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Cousins ​​retired in his opening match against Levan Zhorzholiani. Peter Cousins ​​was still active until 2012, but could no longer build on his successes of 2006 and 2007.

Peter's twin brother Thomas Cousins was also successful as a judoka.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ According to the match record at judoinside.com (accessed on August 18, 2019), Cousins ​​lost to Despaigne. Since his next fight was the final, losing the semi-final can only be a mistake.
personal data
SURNAME Cousins, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cousins, Peter Tendai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judoka
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Harlow , England