Cawas Billimoria
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 25 October 1962 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Profile at external databases | |
| JudoInside.com | 10671 |
Cawas Billimoria (born 25 October 1962) is an Indian judoka. He is a Parsi Zoroastrian.[1] He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He has been called "a name synonymous with the sport of judo,"[3] and "the man who built Indian judo."[4]
In 2001, Billamoria received death threats, but it took 16 years for the perpetrators to be brought to trial, and he could not identify them, so they were acquitted.[5]
References
- ^ arZan; arZan (29 December 2013). "Day 03 at the 10th World Zorostrian Congress 2013". Parsi Khabar. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cawas Billimoria Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Viswanath, G. (18 October 2016). "A judoka must have the spirit of a Warrior: Cawas Billimoria". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
Cawas Billimoria is a name synonymous with the sport of judo and perhaps there is no one better than him to talk about the martial art sport that is a big hit at the Summer Olympic Games. He took part in the heavy weight category at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. He has won medals in the Asian Games (Seoul 1986), South Asian Judo Tournament in 1987, 89 and 1993, in the Commonwealth Judo Tournament and was a national champion from 1984 to 1993.
- ^ "Cawas Billimoria: The Man Who Built Indian Judo". Reliance Foundation. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Samervel, Rebecca (16 September 2017). "16 Years On, Men Who Threatened Son Of International Medal-Winning Judoka Acquitted". Retrieved 31 January 2026.
External links
- Cawas Billimoria at JudoInside.com
- Cawas Billimoria at Olympedia
- Cawas Billimoria at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Cawas Billimoria at InterSportStats