Kelly Petersen Pollard

Kelly Petersen Pollard
Personal information
Born (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999
Birmingham, England
OccupationJudoka
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportJudo
‍–‍70 kg
Coached byFitzroy Davis
Achievements and titles
R16 (2024)
7th (2022)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2026)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place2025 Dushanbe‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Baku‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Abu Dhabi‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel Aviv‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Dushanbe‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2021 Zagreb‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Linz‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Dushanbe‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Vantaa‍–‍70 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30500
JudoInside.com90707
Updated on 2 August 2026

Kelly Petersen Pollard (born 30 April 1999) is a British judoka.[1][2]

Judo career

Petersen Pollard won her first three three British middleweight titles at the British Judo Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2021.[3]

She is the bronze medallist of the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the -70 kg category.[4][5] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.[6]

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[7]

In the December of 2024 and 2025, she won her 4th and 5th British middleweight title respectively, at the British Judo Championships.[8][9]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in ‍–‍70 kg division, defeating Australia's Aoife Coughlan in the final.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly Petersen Pollard". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kelly Petersen Pollard". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Results 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku -70 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo star Chelsie Giles returns with Grand Slam silver". Team GB. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Houston, Michael (27 November 2021). "Renshall wins third IJF Judo Grand Slam of the year on second day in Abu Dhabi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "British Junior and Senior Championships 2024". British Judo. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "British Pre Cadet, Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships 2025" (PDF). British Judo. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Home Nations Win Eight More Medals as Petersen-Pollard and Nairne Strike Gold". British Judo. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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