Nicola Fairbrother
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Nicola Kim Fairbrother is a retired judo
ka from the United Kingdom
. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain
's Miriam Blasco
. Nicola won the World Title in Hamilton, Canada in 1993.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's Miriam Blasco
Miriam Blasco
Miriam Blasco Soto is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 57 kg division...
. Nicola won the World Title in Hamilton, Canada in 1993.