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Sharon Rendle

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Sharon Rendle
Personal information
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966 (age 58)
Kingston upon Hull
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Featherweight
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 Maastricht -52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiba -52 kg

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. She 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.

References

  • British Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sharon Rendle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.