Barry Kirk Jackman

Barry Kirk Jackman (born March 16, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a Barbadian judoka, who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category.[2] He attained a seventh-place finish in the 100-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and represented his nation Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] Jackman is also a full-fledged member of Starrett Judo Club in Brooklyn, New York, and the Barbados Olympic squad, under head coach Ian Waithers.[4][5]

Barry Kirk Jackman
Personal information
Full nameBarry Kirk Jackman
Nationality Barbados
Born (1981-03-16) March 16, 1981
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)100 kg
ClubStarrett Judo Club
Coached byIan Waithers, Parnel Legros[1]

Jackman qualified as a lone judoka for the Barbadian team in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.[3] He lost his opening match to Australia's Martin Kelly, who performed an uki waza (floating drop) to crush him on the tatami for an ippon victory at one minute and forty-two seconds.[6][7]

References
  1. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2010/February/17/Pedro-s-Challenge-Results?p=1
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Kirk Jackman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. Harris, Alan (July 23, 2012). "True Olympic spirit". The Barbados Advocate. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. "Judo: Pedro's Challenge Results". Team USA. February 24, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. "Two-man Barbados team goes for judo gold". Manchester 2002. July 29, 2002. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. "Judo: Men's Half-Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  7. Murphy, Mitchell (August 19, 2004). "Jessica Ready To Overcome Hurdles". Newcastle Herald. Judo Federation of Australia. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.


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