Lisa Kearney
{{short description|Northern Irish judoka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Lisa Kearney
| image = Lisa Kearney on WIMPS TV.jpg
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| caption = Kearney interviewed in 2012
| nationality = Northern Irish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| height = 1.57 m
| country = Ireland
| weight_class = –48 kg, –52 kg
| rank =
| rank_ref =
| dan =
| club = Yamakwai Judo Club, Belfast
| coach = Ciaran Ward
| worlds_rank = R16
| worlds_year = 2011
| worlds_weight = Women's 48 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = R16
| regionals_year = 2010
| regionals_weight = Women's 48 kg
| regionals_year2 = 2012
| regionals_weight2 = Women's 48 kg
| regionals_year3 = 2013
| regionals_weight3 = Women's 52 kg
| regionals_year4 = 2014
| regionals_weight4 = Women's 52 kg
| nationals =
| olympics_rank = R16
| olympics_year = 2012
| olympics_weight = Women's 48 kg
| commonwealth_rank = 3
| commonwealth_year = 2014
| commonwealth_weight = Women's 52 kg
| highestranking =
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{IRL}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|B| 2015 Samsun | –52 kg }}
{{Medal|Country| {{NIR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Commonwealth Games }}
{{Medal|B| 2014 Glasgow | –52 kg }}
| updated = 16 December 2022
}}
Lisa Kearney (born 27 May 1989) is a Northern Irish retired judoka, who competed in the −48 kg category.{{cite web|title=Lisa Kearney (IRL) |url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/30139/lisa_kearney/ |publisher=Judo Inside |accessdate=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026130104/http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/30139/lisa_kearney/ |archivedate=26 October 2011 }} Kearney, who lives and trains in Belfast, competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a member of the Ireland Olympic team.{{cite web|title=Lisa Kearney - Judo - Olympic Athlete|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kearney-lisa-1031794/|publisher=LOCOG|accessdate=23 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730053810/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kearney-lisa-1031794/|archivedate=30 July 2012}}
Career
Kearney started judo at primary school in order to join her friends.{{cite web|author=Padraig Coyle |url=https://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/sport/judo-expert-lisa-kearney-dreams-olympic-gold |title=Judo Expert Lisa Kearney Dreams of Olympic Gold |publisher=Culture Northern Ireland |date=16 July 2012 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} Whilst still a child in 1999, she won silver in the −27 kg category of the Northern Ireland Judo Championships.{{cite web|author=The Irish News Archive |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2019/05/13/news/back-in-the-day---gaa-star-john-donaldson-returns-to-armagh-senior-panel---the-irish-news-may-13-1999-1617957/ |title=Back in the day - GAA star John Donaldson returns to Armagh senior panel9 |publisher=The Irish News |date=13 May 1999 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} In 2009, she became the first judoka representing Ireland to reach the final of a Judo World Cup.{{cite web|author=Olympics |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/news/2009/0923/255146-judo/ |title=Kearney claims silver in Judo World Cup |publisher=RTE |date=23 September 2009 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} 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.{{cite web|author=Tony Cuddihy |url=https://www.the42.ie/london-2012-introducing-lisa-kearney-513310-Jul2012/ |title=London 2012: Introducing... Lisa Kearney |publisher=The42.ie |date=7 July 2012 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} 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.{{cite web|last=Gregg |first=Nikki |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20228153 |title=Olympic aftermath - Lisa Kearney on London 2012 |work=BBC News |date= 6 November 2012|accessdate=5 July 2020}} The national Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann was criticised for not featuring her match in their television coverage.{{cite web|author=__Authorname__ |url=https://liveblog.irishtimes.com/5841439ee4/London-2012%3A-Day-One/ |title=London 2012: Day One |publisher=Irish Times |date=28 July 2012 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} During 2013, she missed several events due to injury but got back into competing in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/judo/25124267 |title=Judo player Lisa Kearney targeting medal at Commonwealth Games |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2013 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/commonwealth-games/28462606 |title=Glasgow 2014: Lisa Kearney wins Northern Ireland's first medal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 July 2014 |accessdate=5 July 2020}}
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.{{cite web|first=Sean |last=Farrell |url=https://www.the42.ie/lisa-kearney-injury-olympics-2052595-Apr2015/ |title=Heartbreak for Lisa Kearney as injury brings premature end to Olympic dream |publisher=The42.ie |date=16 April 2015 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} She stepped out under the advice of the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland who oversaw her rehabilitation.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/judo/30050587 |title=Lisa Kearney out of Rio 2016 Games after suffering knee injury |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2015 |accessdate=5 July 2020}} In 2017, she announced her retirement from competitive judo.{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/mixed-emotions-for-our-kearney-as-she-calls-time-on-judo-career-36400007.html |title=Mixed emotions for our Kearney as she calls time on judo career |work=Belfast Telegraph |accessdate=5 July 2020}} Kearney had won four World Cup gold medals.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2012/0626/326637-lisa-kearney/ |title=Lisa Kearney |publisher=RTE |date=17 July 2012 |accessdate=5 July 2020}}
Personal life
Kearney was born on 27 May 1989 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied psychology as a student at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
References
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Category:Female judoka from Northern Ireland
Category:Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic judoka for Ireland
Category:Sportspeople from Belfast
Category:Alumni of Heriot-Watt University
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
Category:Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games