Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown

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Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown
Personal information
NicknameMima
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29)
Pembury, England
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Judo
Weight class 63 kg, 70 kg, 78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 (2024)
World Champ. 5th (2018, 2023)
European Champ. R16 (2019, 2023)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Bronze medal blank.svg (2014, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Abu Dhabi 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Abu Dhabi 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Astana 70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Qingdao 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tel Aviv 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Perth 70 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Tel Aviv 70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Fort Lauderdale 63 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Kyiv 63 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Cottonera 63 kg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 7848
JudoInside.com 66148
Updated on 31 July 2024

Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown (born 5 July 1995) is a British judoka [1] who trains full-time at the British Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall. [2]

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Early life and education

Yeats-Brown is from Pembury, Kent. She graduated from the University of Wolverhampton in 2023 with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science. [3]

Judo career

Yeats-Brown competed for England in the women's 63 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal. [4] [5]

She is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2016 and 2017 and the half-heavyweight title in 2018. [6] In 2018, she finished fifth in the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku, when ranked world 32 on IJF ranking list. Compeign in the women's 78 kg category she lost to Guusje Steenhuis in the quarter finals.

in 2022, she went to her second Commonwealth Games, competing in the women's 70 kg category she won a bronze medal. [7]

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References

  1. "Judo Inside profile" . Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. Martin, Amy-Clare (24 July 2014). "Jemima Yeats-Brown gets late call to join England Commonwealth Games 2014 squad". Kent and Sussex Courier. UK. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. Nenova, Anastasia-Alexandra (1 July 2024). "Interview: The Inspiring Journey of Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown From Gymnastics to Paris 2024". Sports Star. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. Hoad, Alex (25 July 2014). "Tonbridge judo star Katie Jemima Yeats-Brown claims under-63kg bronze medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games". Kent Online. UK. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Kent's Jemima Yeats-Brown wins second bronze in judo in Birmingham as she beats Rachael Hawkes". Kent Online. Retrieved 21 August 2022.