Elvis Gordon

{{short description|British judoka}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Elvis Gordon

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| birth_name = Elvis Anthony Gordon

| rank = Rokudan{{cite web|url=http://membersearch.britishjudo.org.uk/dan-register-display.php?PageNo=1&txtSurname=Gordon&grade=6th%20Dan&number=4962|title=Dan Grade Register: Elvis Gordon|work=British Judo|date=2016|accessdate=10 December 2016}}

| nickname = The Cat{{cite news|title=Elvis Gordon: British international judo fighter who won the European title and came close to being a world champion|work=The Times|location=London|date=10 June 2011|page=64|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A258541185/STND?sid=wikipedia|via=InfoTrac|url-access=subscription |accessdate=11 December 2016}}

| national_team = England

| sport = Judo

| weight_class = Heavyweight (over 95kg)

| club = Wolverhampton Judo Club (1971–1992)
Neil Adams Club (1992–1993)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1958|06|23}}

| birth_place = Hanover, Jamaica

| retired =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|05|06|1958|06|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Wolverhampton, England, UK

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|132|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| country = {{GBR2}}

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| dan = 6

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| highestranking = 2nd (1987)

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| show-medals = y

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{{MedalSport | Men's Judo }}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1986 Edinburgh |+95 }}

{{MedalGold | 1990 Auckland | Open }}

{{MedalGold | 1990 Auckland | +95 }}

{{MedalCountry | {{GBR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1987 Essen | Open }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1988 Pamplona | Open }}

{{MedalBronze | 1985 Hamar | Open }}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Paris | Open }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Cups/Continental Open }}

{{MedalGold | 1989 World Masters Rüsselsheim | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Tournoi de Paris | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1992 World Masters Munich | +95}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1987 Paris | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1990 Dubrovnik | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Leonding | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | International Tournaments }}

{{MedalGold | 1981 Welsh Senior Open Cardiff | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1985 British Masters Birmingham | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1985 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1986 German Open Rüsselsheim | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1987 Scottish Open Edinburgh | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1988 Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1989 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1991 Scottish Open Edinburgh | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1991 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalGold | 1992 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1982 Dutch Open Kerkrade | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1983 Dutch Open Kerkrade | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1984 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalSilver | 1984 Belgian Open Gent | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1983 Belgian Open Gent | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1986 Tournoi de Paris | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1987 Tournoi de Paris | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1989 Sungkop Tournament Seoul | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1990 Wolverhampton Judo Masters | Open }}

{{MedalBronze | 1990 British Open London | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Belgian Open Championships Visé | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1993 British Open Birmingham | +95}}

{{MedalBronze | 1995 US Open Macon Georgia | +95}}

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Elvis Gordon (23 June 1958 – 11 May 2011) was a Jamaican-born English heavyweight judoka who won numerous medals representing Great Britain.{{cite news|title=Gordon's argument tarnishes his sport: Off-mat mayhem mars British Open|first=Philip|last=Nicksan|date=4 April 1993|accessdate=10 December 2016|work=The Independent|location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/judo-gordons-argument-tarnishes-his-sport-off-mat-mayhem-mars-british-open-1453493.html}} He competed for Great Britain at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic games.{{cite news|title=Judo champ cancer death|work=Sunday Mercury|location=Birmingham|date=8 May 2011|page=18|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A255751457/STND?sid=wikipedia|accessdate=11 December 2016|via=InfoTrac|url-access=subscription }} Gordon won silver in the 1987 World Judo Championships, was European champion in 1988, and Commonwealth champion in 1986 and 1990.{{cite news|title=Why region shines at producing Olympic champions|work=Birmingham Post|location=Birmingham|date=23 August 2001|page=2}} He retired from competitive judo in 1993, and subsequently competed at the 1994 Sumo World Championships as a wrestler in the heavyweight category.{{cite news|title=Elvis can't help falling in love with sumo|work=The Sunday Times|location=London|date=27 November 1994|page=18|first=Ian|last=Chadband}} In 2009, he made a brief return to judo, winning silver at the 2009 British Masters Championship in the men's 50–54 years over-100 kg category.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/pdf/BritishMastersChampionships2009Results.pdf|title=British Masters Championships 2009|work=British Judo|date=3 October 2009|accessdate=11 December 2016}}