Sophie Cox

Sophie Cox (born 1981) is a British judo player from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.[1] She won silver medals in the 2004 and 2005 European Judo Championships in Romania and the Netherlands.[2][3] Cox temporarily suspended her judo career in 2005.

Sophie Cox
Personal information
Born (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg, –57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2005, 2010, 2011)
European Champ. (2004, 2005)
Olympic Games9th (2004)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  United Kingdom
European Championships
2004 Bucharest –57 kg
2005 Rotterdam –57 kg
2003 Düsseldorf –57 kg
2011 Istanbul –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2011 Amsterdam –52 kg
European Junior Championships
2000 Nicosia –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF45736
JudoInside.com9061
Updated on 17 February 2022.

In 2011, she won one of the bronze medals in the European Judo Championships in Turkey.[4] She represented Team GB in London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL London, being knocked out in the first round by Kum Ae An[5] who went on to win the gold medal, in the under 52 kg category.[6]

Cox now coaches judo, judo for BJJ and no-gi grappling as well as training in and competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She travels all over the UK and Europe to teach and coach but is mostly based in the North West, Rochdale, Stockport, Manchester and Kendal.

References
  1. Sophie Cox earns judo World Cup bronze BBC Sport. 2 October 2010.
  2. Sophie Cox - Athlete Profile Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine British Judo (British Judo Association).
  3. 2005 European Judo Championships Competition Results - Men and Women International Judo Federation Archived from the original on 2006-10-15.
  4. COX Sophie: Results judobase (International Judo Federation).
  5. Official London 2012 website
  6. Official London 2012 website

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