Billy Cusack
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 23 May 1966 Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Occupation | Judoka |
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| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | lightweight |
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William Scott Cusack (born 23 May 1966) is a Scottish judoka who represented Great Britain in the Olympics.[1]
Early and personal life
Cusack was born in Glasgow, Great Britain.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he was 5-8.5 (175 cm) tall, and weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1] He was married to 1982 U52 world champion judoka Loretta Doyle.[2][3][4]
Judo career
Cusack was a six times champion of Great Britain, winning lightweight (lw) and half-middleweight (hmw) divisions at the British Judo Championships in 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (hmw) and 1994.[5]
Cusack's sports club was Edinburgh.[1] In 1990, he won the US Open Colorado Springs in the U71 weight class as well as the 1994 Scottish Senior Championships in the U78 weight class.[2]
Cusack competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 26, in Judo--Men's Lightweight, and came in tied for 18th.[1] He was awarded his 7th Dan on 29 October 2015 by the British Judo Association.[6]
Coaching career
Cusack is Director of Coaching at Edinburgh Judo, and in 1999 was named UK Coach of the Year, receiving the Mussabini Medal.[7][8][9] He assisted Graeme Randall, who won the -81 kg world title in Birmingham.[2]
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- Living people
- Scottish male judoka
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- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
