Lachlan Moorhead
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| Born | 15 May 2000 Penistone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sheffield Judo Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Matt Moorhead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R16 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 37057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 102355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lachlan Moorhead (born 15 May 2000)[1][2] is a British judoka. He is British champion and won gold in the Men's 81 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Early life and education[edit]
Moorhead is from Penistone, where his father, who coached him initially, started a judo club,[3] and where he attended Penistone Grammar School.[4] He is a member of Sheffield Judo Club.[1] He studies business management at the University of Birmingham.[5]
Career[edit]
In 2019, Moorhead won bronze medals at the European Junior Championships and the Kaunas European Junior Cup.[1] In 2021, competing as an adult, he won bronze at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.[1] Also in 2021, Moorhead became a British champion after winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships.[6][2][5]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the 81 kg class, defeating Canadian François Gauthier-Drapeau in the final.[3][7]
Personal life[edit]
Inspired by the death of Craig Fallon when he was 11, Moorhead is an ambassador for If U Care Share, a charity which raises awareness of male suicide and mental health issues.[1][5][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Lachlan Moorhead". British Judo Association. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Lachlan Moorhead". Team England, Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b Doug O'Kane (5 August 2022). "Lachlan's 'phenomenal' rise from small halls in Barnsley to Commonwealth gold". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "pgsattendance Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Doug O'Kane (1 July 2022). "Barnsley man in England judo squad for Commonwealths". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhed win judo golds for England". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Mark Middlemas (4 May 2022). "GB Judo Champion Fights Male Suicide - LACHLAN MOOREHEAD". The Athlete Media Group. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Lachlan Moorhead at the International Judo Federation
- Lachlan Moorhead at JudoInside.com
- Lachlan Moorhead at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Lachlan Moorhead at The-Sports.org
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- English male judoka
- 21st-century British people
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Penistone Grammar School
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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