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Regarded as Britain’s finest ever male judoka, it is ironic that Neal Adams should be as much remembered by two bouts he lost as for his many international tournaments victories.
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Adams learnt his judo in a small wooden hut in the middle of a car park that doubled as the local judo club and progressed quickly to become junior European champion in 1977. But 1977 was also the year Adams made his breakthrough in the senior ranks by winning a bronze medal at the European Championships.
He repeated the feat in 1978 and also added a victory in the prestigious Kano Cup tournament as well. Throughout 1979 and 1980 he maintained a fierce rivalry with Italy’s Ezio Gamba and the two men swapped victories in the sport’s main championships.
Niki jenkinsAdams defeated Gamba to win the 1979 European Championships whilst Gamba took revenge at the World Championships. The deciding meeting of the two came in the Olympic final in Moscow with Gamba edging to a narrow victory. Adams rebounded from this defeat by pro