Michelle Rogers (judoka)

{{Short description|British judoka (born 1976)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Michelle Rogers

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| nationality = British (English)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|1|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salford, England

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| country = Great Britain

| weight_class = +72 kg, –78 kg

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| worlds_rank = 5

| worlds_year = 1997

| worlds_weight = Women's +72 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 1997

| regionals_weight = Women's +72 kg

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| olympics_rank = 9

| olympics_year = 1996

| olympics_weight = Women's +72 kg

| olympics_year2 = 2008

| olympics_weight2 = Women's 78 kg

| commonwealth_rank = 1

| commonwealth_year = 2002

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{GBR2}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 1997 Oostende | +72 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1996 The Hague | +72 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2001 Paris | –78 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2007 Belgrade | –78 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1994 Lisbon | +72 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1993 Arnhem | +72 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }}

{{Medal|G| 2001 Beijing | –78 kg }}

{{Medal|Country| {{ENG}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Commonwealth Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2002 Manchester | –78 kg }}

| updated = 16 November 2022

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Michelle Rogers (born 21 January 1976 in Salford){{cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6663 |title=Team GB Athlete Profile |accessdate=2009-11-20}} is a British judoka,{{cite web |url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/2334/Michelle_Rogers/judo-career |title=Michelle Rogers profile |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}} who competed at two Olympic Games.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/michelle-rogers-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203214141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/michelle-rogers-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |title=Michelle Rogers |access-date=8 June 2018}}

Judo career

Rogers came to prominence after becoming the champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1993.{{cite web |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/search?EventSearch%5Btype%5D=4&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=ENG&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=&EventSearch%5Btype%5D=&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=british+championship&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1= |title=British Championships - Event results |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}} She would win an additional six British titles from 1999 to 2006 at either heavyweight of half-heavyweight.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/my-judo/competition-organisation/results/ |title=British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present |website=British Judo |access-date=21 August 2022}}

In 1996, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the Olympics, competing in the heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996, she also won a bronze medal at the 1996 European Judo Championships in The Hague. The following year she won a silver medal at the 1997 European Judo Championships.

In 2001, she won another bronze medal at the 2001 European Judo Championships in Paris before winning the -78kg gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, defeating Jo Melen of Wales in the final.

She won a fourth European medal at the 2007 European Judo Championships, in Belgrade before going to the Olympic Games for the second time. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 78kg class.

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