Ciarán Ward (born 17 January 1972) is a judoka who represented Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics and Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1970 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –66 kg |
| Rank | 7th dan black belt[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (1992, 1996) |
| World Champ. | R16 (1993) |
| European Champ. | 9th (1992) |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 995 |
| JudoInside.com | 2742 |
Biography
editAt the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ward competed at the 65kg half-lightweight division and four years later at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he once again participated in the half-lightweight category.[2]
Ward was selected for the 1990 Northern Irish team[3] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[4] where he competed in half-lightweight category,being eliminated by England's Mark Adshead.[5]
In 1989 he was based in Wolverhampton[6] and his younger sister Cora also represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at international level.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ciarán Ward". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ "Moss for New Zealand". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 20 September 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 25 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Lisburn stars get a Games green light". Ulster Star. 22 September 1989. p. 54. Retrieved 25 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Celtic Cup judo". Belfast Telegraph. 9 June 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 2 June 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Cora un UK Judo team". Belfast Telegraph. 31 January 1990. p. 21. Retrieved 2 June 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- Ciarán Ward at the International Judo Federation
- Ciarán Ward at JudoInside.com
- Ciarán Ward at Olympics.com
- Ciarán Ward at Olympedia
- Ciarán Ward at The-Sports.org
