Syd Hoare

Syd Hoare
Personal information
BornSydney Reginald Hoare
(1939-07-18)18 July 1939
Paddington, United Kingdom
Died12 September 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 78)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
     8th dan black belt
Coached byTrevor Leggett
Profile at external databases
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Syd Hoare (18 July 1939 – 12 September 2017) was an English judoka who competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hoare was also a silver medalist in the 1965 European Judo Championships.

He is also often credited as the father of Sumo in the UK, after having taken the first team to Japan to compete in the 1980s

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Diana Birch; John Pinnell; Llyr Jones. "Obituary – Syd Hoare 8th dan (1939 - 2017)" (PDF). Kanosociety.org. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Syd Hoare - British Judo". Britishjudo.org.uk. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Hoare, Sasha (8 October 2017). "Syd Hoare obituary". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Syd Hoare obituary".