Karina Bryant

Karina Bryant's persistence genuinely moves me. Born in Kingston upon Thames and competing at heavyweight at 185 cm, she represented Great Britain at four consecutive Olympics from 2000 to 2012. Twelve years of chasing the same dream is staggering devotion, and the payoff could not have been more poetic: a bronze medal at her final Games, in her home city of London. To climb that high in judo, a sport with roots far from Britain, speaks to extraordinary grit. For me she embodies a lesson bigger than winning, the quiet strength of refusing to quit and standing tall until the moment finally arrives.

Name (English)

Karina Bryant

Name (Japanese)

カリーナ・ブライアント

Reading

かりーな・ぶらいあんと

Born

January 27, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Height

185 cm

Occupation

judoka

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

Tags

• judoka

Last updated

2026-06-02

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