Gemma Jeanette Gibbons was born on 6 January 1987 and is a British judoka.
11 Facts About Gemma Gibbons
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Gemma Gibbons represented Greenwich in judo at the London Youth Games.
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Gemma Gibbons is the 2013 patron for London Youth Games and was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Gemma Gibbons studied at the London Leisure College, the sports, leisure and travel department of Greenwich Community College, between 2004 and 2006 on 'BTEC National Award' and 'BTEC National Certificate in Sports and Exercise Science' courses.
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Gemma Gibbons subsequently put her studies for a physical education teaching degree on hold, to concentrate on working towards competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Natalie Powell was selected ahead of Gemma Gibbons to represent GB at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Gemma Gibbons started training with the Metro Judo Club, and after training with UELSports at the University of East London, is a member of the British Judo Performance Institute.
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Gemma Gibbons won the BBC Radio London Young Sports Woman of the Year Award 2006.
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Kate Howey, Performance Development Squad Coach for 2012 stated that Gemma Gibbons "is one of our best medal hopes for judo" in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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In 2012 and ranked 42nd in the world at the time, at the 2012 London Olympics Gemma Gibbons won the silver medal, losing to Kayla Harrison in the -78 kg event.
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Television coverage of the Olympics showed footage of a teary-eyed Gemma Gibbons looking upwards and mouthing "I love you mum" after winning her semifinal match, thus guaranteeing a medal.