Terence Watt (born 20 December 1946) is a former international judoka who competed for Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics[2] and Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games.

Terry Watt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1946-12-20) 20 December 1946 (age 79)[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
ClubSt Columbs, Derry

Biography

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At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich he participated in the men's middleweight event.[3]

Watt was selected for the 1986 Northern Irish team[4][5] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6] The judo competition was a demonstration sport for the Games and Watt competed in the 86kg middleweight category.

Four years later Watt was selected by the 1990 Northern Irish team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he participated in the 95 kg half-lightweight and open categories.[7]

References

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  1. "Terry Watt". Judo Inside. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Terry Watt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "Terry Watt". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. "The Team". Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 31 May 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Games Judo Team Named". Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 31 May 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  7. "Northern Ireland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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