| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1953-11-06) 6 November 1953 (age 71) British Honduras | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +95 kg, Open | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1980) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (1979) | ||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (1979) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 54332 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 4963 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Arthur Mapp (born 6 November 1953) is a British former judoka who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Mapp, born in British Honduras came to prominence after winning the 1978 Swedish Open and 1978 British Open. In 1980, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he competed in the men's open category. He reached the semi-finals before losing to the eventual gold medallist Dietmar Lorenz but Mapp won the repechage final against Dambajavyn Tsend–Ayuush to claim a bronze medal. At the time of his Olympic success, Arthur Mapp was serving with the British Army as a Corporal in the Royal Army Pay Corps.
In 1981, he became champion of Great Britain, winning the open division at the British Judo Championships.
References
- ^ "Arthur Mapp profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Mapp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
- Arthur Mapp at the International Judo Federation
- Arthur Mapp at JudoInside.com
- Arthur Mapp at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Arthur Mapp at Olympics.com
- Arthur Mapp at Olympedia
- Arthur Mapp at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Arthur Mapp at The-Sports.org
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- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in judo
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- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Royal Army Pay Corps soldiers
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