Lisa Kearney (born 27 May 1989) is a Northern Irish retired judoka, who competed in the −48 kg category.[1] Kearney, who lives and trains in Belfast, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a member of the Ireland Olympic team.[2]
 Kearney interviewed in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Northern Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1989 Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg, –52 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yamakwai Judo Club, Belfast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ciaran Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16
(2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 30139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 16 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editKearney started judo at primary school in order to join her friends.[3] Whilst still a child in 1999, she won silver in the −27 kg category of the Northern Ireland Judo Championships.[4] In 2009, she became the first judoka representing Ireland to reach the final of a Judo World Cup.[5] In 2012, she recovered from injury earned qualification for the Women's −48 kg judo at the 2012 Olympic Games in London by finishing in the top 14 in the International Judo Federation rankings.[3][6] In doing so, she became the first female judoka representing Ireland to compete at the Olympics. However, she lost her opening match to Wu Shegun of China.[7] The national Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann was criticised for not featuring her match in their television coverage.[8] During 2013, she missed several events due to injury but got back into competing in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.[9] In 2014, Kearney represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Women's −52 kg category and won the bronze medal with an armbar submission of Canada's Audrée Francis-Méthot, which was also Northern Ireland's first medal of the games.[10]
She had aimed to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics but suffered a knee injury which ruled her out of the Olympics as she was unable to take part in the qualification tournaments.[11] She stepped out under the advice of the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland who oversaw her rehabilitation.[12] In 2017, she announced her retirement from competitive judo.[13] Kearney had won four World Cup gold medals.[14]
Personal life
editKearney was born on 27 May 1989 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied psychology as a student at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Lisa Kearney (IRL)". Judo Inside. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Lisa Kearney - Judo - Olympic Athlete". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ a b Padraig Coyle (16 July 2012). "Judo Expert Lisa Kearney Dreams of Olympic Gold". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ The Irish News Archive (13 May 1999). "Back in the day - GAA star John Donaldson returns to Armagh senior panel9". The Irish News. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Olympics (23 September 2009). "Kearney claims silver in Judo World Cup". RTE. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Tony Cuddihy (7 July 2012). "London 2012: Introducing... Lisa Kearney". The42.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Gregg, Nikki. "Olympic aftermath - Lisa Kearney on London 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ __Authorname__ (28 July 2012). "London 2012: Day One". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Judo player Lisa Kearney _targeting medal at Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014: Lisa Kearney wins Northern Ireland's first medal". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Farrell, Sean (16 April 2015). "Heartbreak for Lisa Kearney as injury brings premature end to Olympic dream". The42.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Kearney out of Rio 2016 Games after suffering knee injury". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mixed emotions for our Kearney as she calls time on judo career". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Kearney". RTE. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
External links
edit- Lisa Kearney at the International Judo Federation
- Lisa Kearney at JudoInside.com
- Lisa Kearney at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Lisa Kearney at Olympics.com
- Lisa Kearney at Olympedia
- Lisa Kearney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Lisa Kearney at The-Sports.org
