| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sharon Susan Rendle |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 18 June 1966 Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –52 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (
1988) |
| World Champ. | 
(
1987,
1989) |
| European Champ. | 
(
1990,
1996) |
| Commonwealth Games |  (
1990) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 53269 |
| JudoInside.com | 2333 |
| 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
- ^ "Sharon Rendle profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Sharon Rendle at the International Judo Federation
- Sharon Rendle at JudoInside.com
- Sharon Rendle at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sharon Rendle at Olympics.com
- Sharon Rendle at Olympedia
- Sharon Rendle at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sharon Rendle at The-Sports.org
World Judo Championships — Women's Half Lightweight | |
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1980–present: –52 kg | |
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- British female judoka
- Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games