Rowena Sweatman

Rowena Sweatman

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1968-02-10) 10 February 1968 Feltham, England
Died
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–66kg/–78kg
Medal record Representing Great Britain European Championships Gold medal – first place 1994 Gdansk -66kg Bronze medal – third place 1995 Birmingham -66kg
Profile at external databases
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Rowena Sweatman (born 10 February 1968) is a British judoka. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Judo career

In 1986, she won the bronze medal in the 66kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. Sweatman became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1988.

In 1994, she became the European champion at the 1994 European Judo Championships in Gdańsk, where she won the gold medal in the -66kg category. The following year she won a bronze medal at the 1995 European Judo Championships, in Birmingham.

In 1996, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She competed in the women's middleweight event, reaching the quarter finals before losing to Aneta Szczepańska. The following year in 1997, she claimed a second British title, but this time at the heavier weight class of half-heavyweight (-78kg).