| Honorific suffix | MBE |
|---|---|
| Full name | Densign Emmanuel White |
| Nationality | British |
| Birth date | 21 December 1961 (age 64) |
| Birth place | Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Weight class | 86 kg |
| Club | University of Wolverhampton |
| Olympics rank | 5 |
| Olympics year | 1984 |
| Olympics weight | Men's 86 kg |
| Olympics year 2 | 1988 |
| Olympics weight 2 | Men's 86 kg |
| Worlds rank | 3 |
| Worlds year | 1987 |
| Regionals rank | 2 |
| Regionals year | 1987 |
| Regionals year 2 | 1988 |
| Commonwealth rank | 1 |
| Commonwealth year | 1990 |
| Updated | 9 July 2024 |
Densign White (born 21 December 1961) is a British male retired judoka. White competed at the 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Judo career
White won the first of his nine British titles after winning the light-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1980. He stepped up in weight the following year to claim a second title and then completed three in a row when reverting back to -78kg in 1982.[2] After settling at middleweight, he won a fourth title in 1983 before he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's 86 kg division, where he reached the quarter final and repechage final but lost to Walter Carmona in the bronze medal play off.[1] In 1986, he won the silver medal in the 86kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3]
A fifth and sixth British title in 1985 and 1987[2] was followed by a bronze medal at the 1987 World Judo Championships and a silver medal at the 1987 European Judo Championships.[4] In 1988, he won British title number seven[2] and repeated his success at the 1988 European Championships in Pamplona by winning another silver medal.[4] It was also during 1988 that he went to his second Olympic Games, competing in the men's -86kg class and once again just failed to secure a medal after losing in the repechage final.[1]
He won an eighth British title in 1989 and secure a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt.[4] He also represented England and won a gold medal in the 86kg middleweight category, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] In 1989 he won his ninth and final British title before represting Great Britain for a third time at the Olympic Games. In Barcelona, he competed in the men's 86kg category, failing to progress from Pool A.
Personal life
White is married to Tessa Sanderson.[1] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in sport as chair of Sporting Equals.[7]
References
- ^ "Densign White Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Densign White profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ No. 63135. 10 October 2020. p. B23.