Benjamin Karl Fletcher (born 13 March 1992) is a former British and now Irishjudoka.[1]
Judo career
As a junior, Fletcher won bronze at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Cape Town. He is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2016.[2]
In 2016, he was selected by Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's -100 kg event, where he was defeated in his second round match.[3]
In 2017, he changed his nationality to that of Ireland, after which he won the title at the 2017 Hong Kong Asian Open.[4] He started 2018 by winning gold at the Tunis Grand Prix,[5] becoming the first Judoka representing Ireland to ever win an IJFWorld Judo Tour event. He followed it up with more success that year taking silver at a prestigious Grand Slam event in Dussëldorf and bronze at the Antalya Grand Prix.
Personal life
His sister Megan Fletcher is also an international judoka.
