Having finished on the Oceania Championships podium in both 2013 and 2014, Eoin Coughlan won his first continental title in 2015. He went on to make his World Championship debut later that year before defending his Oceania crown in 2016 to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Dealt an exceptionally difficult draw, Coughlan lost his opening -81kg fight to South Korea’s Seungsu Lee by ippon.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
