|
}} George Kerr, CBE (born 24 Aug 1937) is a Scottish judo expert. In 1957, he won the gold medal in the European Judo Championships in Rotterdam. In 2002 he was named one of the inaugural members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001 he became president of the British Judo Association.〔(BRITISH JUDO PRESIDENT GEORGE KERR AWARDED 10th DAN ) British Judo Association Website.〕 In 2010 he was awarded the grade ''10th Dan'' by the International Judo Federation (IJF) for international services to judo.〔(Pensioner joins martial art elite ) BBC News Website, 7 February 2010.〕 He is currently the only living IJF ''jūdan''. He is the second Briton after Charles Palmer〔(The 72-year-old Scot who's won judo's highest accolade ) Guardian News, 9 February 2010.〕 to have gained this rank in Judo. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours.〔(Webb, McDowell and Catt on New Year Honours List ) BBC Sport Website, page last updated 31 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.〕 In Japan he is known as the David Beckham of Judo. He also received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in January 2011 after being named in Emperor Akihito's November 2010 honours list, due to his ongoing contribution to judo and to relations between the UK and judo's country of origin, Japan. Masataka Tarahara, Japan’s Consul-General in Scotland, presented him in Edinburgh with Japan’s equivalent of a CBE. He has authored the books ''Judo: basic training manual for beginners'' (W. Foulsham, 1964), ''Judo'' as part of the 'Flying Start' series (Hodder Wayland, 1991) and, with his coaching-charge twice Olympic gold-medallist Peter Seisenbacher, ''Modern Judo: Techniques of East and West'' (Crowood Press, 1991). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Kerr (judoka)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|