Nigel Donohue

Nigel Donohue
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportJudo and wrestling
Events
Extra-lightweight (judo)
flyweight/featherweight (wrestling)
ClubNewton and Urmston
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1986 Edinburgh52kg flyweight
Men's judo
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Birmingham60 kg
Silver medal – second place1990 Frankfurt60 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 The Hague60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1993 Athens60 kg

Nigel John Patrick Donohue (born 1969) is a British retired judoka and wrestler.[1]

Wrestling career

Donohue represented England and won a bronze medal in the 52 kg flyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3]

Donohue was a three-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1985, 1986 and 1993.[4]

Judo career

Donohue was better known for his participation in judo and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5] He was also the champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships in 1992.[6]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1996Olympic Games 7thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1995European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1993World Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1990European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)

References

  1. ↑ "Nigel Donohue profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nigel Donohue Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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