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Gemma Gibbons
Key Facts
Country
Competed in
Date of birth
06 Jan 1987
Height
1.73m
Weight
70kg
Medals
 |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Medics kept quiet over Gibbons injury
Judoka Gemma Gibbons tells BBC London 94.9 that medical staff kept quiet about her breaking her thumb on her way to winning Olympic silver.
7 Aug 12
Briton Gibbons wins judo silver
2 Aug 12
Gemma Gibbons becomes Great Britain's first Olympic judo medallist for 12 years, winning -78kg silver.
Team GB name Olympic judo squad
26 Jun 12
British Judo performance director Daniel Lascau insists the 14-strong squad will be ready to take on the best at London 2012.
| Date | Event | Won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug | Women's -78kg Final, Gold Medal Contest | — |
| 2 Aug | Women's -78kg Semi-final of Table B | Won |
| 2 Aug | Women's -78kg Quarter-final, Quarter-final 3 | Won |
| 2 Aug | Women's -78kg Preliminaries, Match 6 | Won |
| 2 Aug | Women's -78kg Elimination Round of 32, Match 12 | Won |
Head to Head
Gemma Gibbons vs Amy Cotton
Gemma Gibbons
London 2012 medals
1
London 2012 appearances
5
Height
1.73m (5'8")
Weight
70kg
Age
26
Amy Cotton
London 2012 medals
0
London 2012 appearances
1
Height
1.8m (5'11")
Weight
78kg
Age
33
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Medal Table
| Rank | Athlete |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHELPS Michael
USA
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
FRANKLIN Missy
USA
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
SCHMITT Allison
USA
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 627 |
GIBBONS Gemma (selected)
GBR
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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