Kevin Doherty

Canada

Description

Canadian judoka, world championship bronze medallist in 1981; competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. Trained by his father Bill Doherty in Toronto, then by Hiroshi Nakamura in Montreal.

Teachers (2)

  • Bill Doherty
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Naturally, Doherty, the elder, became Kevin’s instructor.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Nakamura Hiroshi
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “One of his prize athletes was Hall-of-Famer, Kevin Doherty. Doherty’s sensei-father, Bill, sent his talented son from Toronto to Montreal to train under Nakamura when Kevin was 17.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Lineage

Sources

“As well, he had a bronze medal at home which he had won at the World Championships in 1981.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kevin Doherty. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Kevin Doherty}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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