British Judo Celebrates 2017 Awards Evening
November 13, 2017
Saturday saw an evening of celebration with the British Judo Award Evening taking place at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. It proved to be another bumper evening of celebration in recognition of the amazing work taking place across the Association by our valued volunteers, coaches, clubs, officials and athletes.
With over 300 expectant guests and nominees packed into the suite as 27 different award winners were crowned on the evening!
Award winners on the evening included the likes of World No.1 Natalie Powell claiming the Senior Female Athlete of the Year alongside Ben Fletcher, who was awarded the Senior Male Athlete of the Year award, alongside popular winners including Lisa Harrison (Referee of the Year), Kim Tilley (Event Volunteer of the Year) and Adrian Dove (Performance Coach of the Year).
The Association would like to congratulate and thank you all for what you have given to our sport not just over the last year but throughout all the years you have volunteered your time to provide opportunities and enjoyment of other people in judo.
See below for a full list of winners from the evening:
| Cadet Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Male | Daniel Rabbit | Dragons Judo Academy | ||
| Female | Amy Platten | Redbridge Judo Club | ||
| Junior Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Male | Jamal Petgrave | Westcroft Judo Club | ||
| Female | Lubjana Piovesana | Bishop Challoner Judo Club | ||
| Senior Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Male | Ben Fletcher | Team Bath | ||
| Female | Natalie Powell | Irfon Judo Club | ||
| Masters Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Male | Terry Watt | Long Tower Judo Club | ||
| Female | Joyce Malley | |||
| VI Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Chris Skelley | Haltemprice Judo Club | |||
| Inclusion Player of the Year | Club | |||
| Thomas George Rix |
| Result | Club Volunteer of The Year | Club | ||
| Gold | Sarah Jackson | Bishop Stortford Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Matthew Harrison | Abingdon Judo Club | ||
| Bronze | Rob Seabright | Bishop Stortford Judo Club | ||
| Bronze | Dan Brown | Drake Judo Club | ||
| Community Club of the Year | ||||
| Gold | Rush Judo | |||
| Silver | Highland Budokan | |||
| Bronze | Drake Judo Club | |||
| Bronze | Judo Jim’s Judo Academies | |||
| Performance Club of the Year | ||||
| Gold | Judo Club Osaka | |||
| Silver | Rush Judo | |||
| Bronze | Bishop Stortford Judo Club | |||
| Event Volunteer of the Year | Club | |||
| Gold | Kim Tilley | Reading Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Simon Goodman | Edinburgh University | ||
| Bronze | Ros Edwards | Eastern Area | ||
| Bronze | Denise Oates | Eastern Area | ||
| Community Coach of the Year | Club | |||
| Gold | Davie Reilly | Danderhall Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Garth Illingworth | Middlesbrough Judo Club | ||
| Bronze | Scott Thomas | Wem Judo Club 98 | ||
| Bronze | Joe Glynn | Thornaby Pavillion Judo Club | ||
| Talent Coach of the Year | Club | |||
| Gold | Adrian Dove | Judo Club Osaka | ||
| Silver | Laurie Rush | Rush Judo | ||
| Bronze | Samantha Chraniuk | NHC | ||
| Bronze | Kevin O’Reilly | Wolverhampton Judo Club |
| Young Volunteer of The Year | Club | |||
| Gold | Deryn Allen-Dyer | Swinton Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Jamie Drew | NHC | ||
| Bronze | Joseph Chraniuk | Micklefield Judo Club | ||
| Volunteer of the Year | ||||
| Gold | Chloe Nunn | Bishop Stortford Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Barbara Holmes | Crayford Judo Club | ||
| Bronze | Laurence Buckingham | Brighton Judo Club |
| Young Referee of The Year | Club | |||
| Gold | Amber Pascoe | Hoshi | ||
| Silver | Joseph Chraniuk | Micklefield Judo Club | ||
| Referee of the Year | ||||
| Gold | Lisa Harrison | Kin Ryu Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Michael Leng | Ryedale Judo Club | ||
| Official of the Year | ||||
| Gold | Barbara Holmes | Crayford Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Joe Foster | South Shields Judo Club | ||
| Bronze | Michael Leng | Ryedale Judo Club |
| KATA Award | Club | |||
| Gold | Joe Foster | Kodokwai Judo Club | ||
| Silver | Steve Lesik | Eastern | ||
| Bronze | Simon Keane | Todmorden | ||
| Services to British Judo | ||||
| Ronnie Scott | Kin Ryu Judo Club | |||
| Eddie Awford | Ryedale Judo Club | |||
| President’s Award | ||||
| Tina and Dennis Penfold | Fort Purbrook Judo Club |
