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Olympic silver medallist Gibbons wins Dusseldorf Grand Prix

Olympic silver medallist Gemma Gibbons saluted a reassuring return to international competition as she won gold in the -78kg category at the Dus...

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Gibbons wins British Championship

Olympic silver medalist Gemma Gibbons returned to action and picked up the first British Championship gold of her career in Sheffield.

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Thumb operation for Gemma Gibbons

Judo fighter Gemma Gibbons won an Olympic silver medal with a broken thumb, she has revealed.

The 25-year-old delivered a first British j...

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Bryant to fight it out for bronze

Veteran judo heavyweight Karina Bryant must lift herself to fight for a bronze medal after losing to Japan's Mika Sugimoto in the semi-finals of...

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Sherrington claims submission win

Royal Marine Chris Sherrington moved into the second round of the men's heavyweight judo over 100kgs with a submission win against Australian Ja...

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Medal Record

London 2012
  • 0 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 0 Bronze

Biography

 

Gemma Gibbons doesn’t look at the draw for her -78kg weight at competitions until the morning she fights, usually after the weigh-in and breakfast.

Introduced to judo aged six, Gibbons is studying for a Masters in exercise science and health at the University of East London.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, Gibbons won silver in women's -78kg.