Chris Sherrington
Christopher David Sherrington is a British judoka. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Judo at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg|+100 kg event]. He is a black belt.
Judo career
Sherrington born in Ormskirk, England came to prominence when he became champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2005. He repeated the success three years later in 2008.In 2011 Sherrington won a Samoa World Cup.
In 2012, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Competing in the Judo at the 2012 [Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg|men's +100 kg] category he lost his second round match to eventual silver medallist Alexander Mikhaylin. The following year Sherrington secured his third British heavyweight title. In 2014, he won the gold medal for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Judo at the [2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's +100 kg|heavyweight] division. He defeated South African Ruan Snyman in the final.
In 2019, Sherrington won a fourth British Championship title.