Geof Gleeson

Geoffrey Robert Gleeson (1927–1994) was a British judoka.

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.

He won two silver medals at the 1951 European Judo Championships in the 3rd dan and open classes.

[3] He was captain of the first British team to win the European championships and was appointed national coach in 1960.

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