Steggall's third gold secures GB place
Published: 00:00, 29 January 2009
Updated: 10:49, 29 January 2009
Dartford Judo Club’s Francesca Steggall secured her place in the Great Britain squad after clinching gold at the under-20 trials in Sheffield.
This was Steggall’s third gold following the medals she won at the Cadet and National championships.
Steggall is the first member of Dartford Judo Club to win all three national titles back-to-back.
The latest medal confirms her position as Great Britain’s best under-48kg player at junior, youth and senior level.
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The 18-year-old made the feat look easy after winning each of her fights in under a minute.
In the final, Steggall dominated and won in just 22 seconds, beating Cole of Redbridge.
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