Chelsie Giles

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Chelsie Giles
Personal information
Born (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 24)
Coventry, England
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2019)
European Champ.Bronze (2019)
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –52 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk –52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tel Aviv –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17275
JudoInside.com81821
Updated on 26 November 2021.

Chelsie Giles (born 25 January 1997)[1] is a British judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Career[]

In 2017, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A year later, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her second match by Charline Van Snick of Belgium.

At the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey, she won the silver medal in her event.[4] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] She also won her first Grand Slam medal: one of the bronze medals at the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[6]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8] A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[9][10][11] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi held in Tbilisi, Georgia, she won the silver medal in her event. In June 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medallist Fabienne Kocher of Switzerland.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won the first medal of the competition for Team GB, winning one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event.[12] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[13][14] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the silver medal in her event.[15]

Major results[]

2019
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Games, 52 kg, Minsk, Belarus
2021
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Summer Olympics, 52 kg, Tokyo, Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "Chelsie Giles". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (25 July 2021). "Japanese siblings enjoy magical night with two judo golds at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ Palmer, Dan (6 April 2018). "Kosovo win two golds as IJF Antalya Grand Prix begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (10 August 2018). "Silva claims first major victory since Rio 2016 as Japan secure four golds at IJF Budapest Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Giles dreaming of Tokyo after first Grand Slam medal". Team GB. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Shock defeats for Kelmendi and Bilodid at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ^ Binner, Andrew (18 February 2021). "Shirine Boukli too good for Daria Bilodid on day of shocks at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Chelsie Giles wins Team GB's first medal with judo bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  13. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 November 2021). "Japan end first day of Baku Grand Slam on top". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Tokyo star Chelsie Giles returns with Grand Slam silver". Team GB. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. ^ Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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