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Sharon Rendle

Sharon Rendle
MBE
Personal information
Full nameSharon Susan Rendle
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966 (age 58)
Kingston upon Hull, England
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1987, 1989)
European Champ.Gold (1990, 1996)
Commonwealth GamesGold (1990)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 women Maastricht ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍52 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53269
JudoInside.com2333
Updated on 5 June 2023

Sharon Susan Rendle MBE (born 18 June 1966 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a female retired judoka from the United Kingdom.[1]

Judo career

Rendle competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won a 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 and the 1989 World Championships, also in the women's featherweight division (‍–‍52 kg).

Rendle 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 at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the ‍–‍52 kg half-lightweight category, at the judo event in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

In 1986, Rendle won the gold medal in the ‍–‍52 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4] In addition to her international success she was champion of Great Britain on four occasions, winning the featherweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1991.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sharon Rendle profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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