Sharon Susan Rendle MBE (born 18 June 1966 in

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) is a female retired

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from the United Kingdom.

Judo career

Rendle competed in two consecutive

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, starting in

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, when she won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight division (52 kg). She was a multiple medal winner at the

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including winning gold at both the

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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

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, where women's judo was held as a

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. She also represented

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and won a gold medal in the 52 kg half-lightweight category, at the judo event in

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. In 1986, Rendle won the gold medal in the 52 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the

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. In addition to her international success she was champion of Great Britain on four occasions, winning the featherweight division at the

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in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1991.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rendle, Sharon 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