About Geof Gleeson
Lived 1927 – 1994 (aged 66–67). Geof Gleeson was a judoka.
Geoffrey Robert Gleeson (1927–1994) was a British judoka. Teacher: Trevor Leggett. He went to Japan 1952-55 where he and Charles Palmer were the first westerners to serve as a special research students at the Kodokan Judo Institute. Posthumously awarded 9th Dan.
He won two silver medals at the 1951 European Judo Championships in the 3rd dan and open classes.
He was captain of the first British team to win the European championships and was appointed national coach in 1960.
Selected publications
Gleeson, Geof (1975) All About Judo, EP Publishing Ltd, Cranford. Gleeson, Geof (1967) Judo for the West, A.S. Barnes and Company, Cranford. Gleeson, Geof (1993) Judo Inside Out: A Cultural Reconciliation, Lepus Books, Wakefield.
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Who was Geof Gleeson?
British judoka
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Geof Gleeson was born in 1927.
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Geof Gleeson died on 4 February 1994.
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Geof Gleeson was a judoka.
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