Brilliant Bath students win overall title plus men’s and women’s team gold with dominant display at BUCS Judo Championships
University of Bath students dominated the 2025 BUCS Judo Championships, coming away from Walsall with the overall team title after a tremendous 21-medal haul which included both men’s and women’s team gold.
Gergo Berendi, Sam Elliott, Elliot Wilkinson, Charlie Bourton-Cole and Ollie Isaacs made up the successful men’s team, while Evie Halvey-Jacobs, Anika Rabi and Kaitlin Chapple-Allen combined to secure the women’s title.
Chemistry for Drug Discovery student Rabi won women’s -70kg gold, one of six medals claimed by Bath students in the Dan grade section. Adam Vosper won -60kg silver and bronze went to Berendi (men’s -66kg), Elliott (men’s -73kg), Yi Ci Lien (women’s -52kg) and Halvey-Jacobs (women’s -63kg), the latter beating Lydia Pearson in an all-Bath battle.
There were also fifth-placed finishes for Chapple-Allen (women’s -70kg) and Wilkinson (men’s -81kg).
Bath judoka dominated the Kyu grade section as Ralf Callaway (-73kg), Bowen Davies (-81kg), Ollie Isaacs (-90kg) and Ammar Mir (-66kg) all won gold in the men’s events, the latter beating Jack Dallas in an all-Bath final. There were two medals in the women’s -63kg division too, silver for Rebecca Clough and bronze for Rebecca King.
The Novice section saw Roxie Stacey (women’s -57kg), Oscar Biltcliffe (men’s -60kg), Joe Patient (men’s -90kg) and Jack Rogge (men’s +90kg) all strike gold. Grace King won women’s +78kg silver and Alex Walker took men’s -81kg bronze.
BUCS success continues an excellent few weeks for the Team Bath judo programme, following on from the five medals won at the English Open in February.
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