Jane Bridge

Jane Bridge (born 4 February 1960) is a British retired judoka and judo coach.

Judo career Bridge came to prominence winning the gold medal at the 1976 European Judo Championships in Vienna.

In 1978, she won her second European Judo Championships gold medal, after winning the –‍48kg category at the women's 1978 European Championships in Cologne.

In 1982, she won a third British Championship at bantamweight. In 2016, Bridge began working with the European Judo Union as Vice President for Education. In 2022, she started working for the Swedish Judo Federation as sporting director. She also started coaching Tara Babulfath, who won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 48 kg weight class.

Other After retiring from judo she lived in Paris and was once a bodyguard to Sylvester Stallone and Alain Delon.