Sharon Rendle
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Sharon Susan Rendle MBE (born 18 June 1966 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is a retired female judoka from the United Kingdom.
Judo career[]
Rendle competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won the bronze medal in the women's featherweight division (– 52 kg). She was a multiple medal winner at the World Championships including winning Gold at both the 1987 World Judo Championships and the 1989 World Judo Championships, also in the women's featherweight division (–52 kg).
She also won a gold medal in the -52 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport. She also represented England and won a gold medal in the 52kg half-lightweight category, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links[]
- Sharon Rendle at JudoInside.com
- Sharon Rendle at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sharon Rendle at Olympics.com
- Sharon Rendle at Olympedia
- Sharon Rendle at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- British Olympic Committee
World Judo Championships — Women's Half Lightweight | |
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List of World Judo Championships medalists in Women's Half Lightweight |
European Judo Championships — Women's Half Lightweight | |
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1974–present: –52 kg | |
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- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
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