Vacinuff Morrison
Vacinuff Morrison (born 19 May 1952) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1952 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
Morrison came to prominence after winning two bronze medals (individual and team) at the 1973 European Judo Championships.[2] He became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1974 and 1975.[3]
In 1976, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 70 kg division he just missed out on a medal after reacing the repechage final (bronze medal play off) but losing out to Patrick Vial.[1] Later that year Morrison won a third British Championship, despite the weight class increasing to under 78kg.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vacinuff Morrison Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Vacinuff Morrison profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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