Ashley McKenzie

Ashley McKenzie

McKenzie at the Our Greatest Team Parade in September 2012
Personal information
Nationality British
Ethnicity Mixed race
Born 17 July 1989
Queen's Park, Greater London, England
Sport
Sport Judo
Event(s) Men's 60 kilograms
Updated on 1 August 2014.

Ashley McKenzie (born 17 July 1989) is an English judo athlete. He was a member of the Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics competing in the men's 60 kg. He was defeated in the second round by Hiroaki Hiraoka of Japan. He also appeared in and made it to the final of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in September 2012.

Personal life

McKenzie was born in Queen’s Park, London. He is mixed-race. He was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[1]

Career

His achievements include winning gold at the British Open, and bronze at the European Junior Championships. He has also held the junior number one ranking in his weight class. Ashley is currently ranked as European senior number one in his weight.

On 15 August 2012, McKenzie entered the Celebrity Big Brother 10 reality TV series. After 24 days McKenzie made it to the final and finished in fifth place.[2]

Ashley is managed by the celebrity agent and publicist Jade Reuben.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games Scotland 2014 Gold
World Cup United Kingdom 2011 silver
European Cup Germany 2011 Gold
World Cup Poland 2011 Gold
European U23 Championships Various 2011
Senior British Open United Kingdom 2010 British Champion
Senior British Open United Kingdom 2009 British Champion
British Judo Association Annual Awards United Kingdom 2009 British Junior Male of the Year
U23 European Championships Various 2009 Bronze
Senior British Open United Kingdom 2008 British Champion
European Junior Championships Various 2007 Bronze

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