Vacinuff Morrison

Vacinuff Morrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1952-05-19) 19 May 1952 (age 72)
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Madrid –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Madrid team

Vacinuff Morrison (born 19 May 1952) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Judo career

Morrison came to prominence after winning two bronze medals (individual and team) at the 1973 European Judo Championships.[2] He became champion of Great Britain, winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1974 and 1975.[3]

In 1976, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's 70 kg division he just missed out on a medal after reacing the repechage final (bronze medal play off) but losing out to Patrick Vial.[1] Later that year Morrison won a third British Championship, despite the weight class increasing to under 78 kg.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vacinuff Morrison Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Vacinuff Morrison profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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