Sharon Rendle

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| full_name = Sharon Susan Rendle

| nationality = British (English)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kingston upon Hull, England

| country = Great Britain

| weight_class = ‍–‍52 kg

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| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 1987

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| worlds_year2 = 1989

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| regionals_year = 1990

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| regionals_year2 = 1996

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| olympics_year = 1988

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| commonwealth_year = 1990

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{{Medal|G| 1988 Seoul | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1992 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1987 Essen | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1989 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 1991 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1986 women Maastricht | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1995 Chiba | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1990 Frankfurt | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 1996 The Hague | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1987 Paris | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1989 Helsinki | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 1995 Birmingham | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

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{{Medal|G| 1990 Auckland | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/2333/Sharon_Rendle/judo-career |title=Sharon Rendle profile |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}}

Early life

In the early 1980s she trained twice a week at Grimsby Judo club. 23 year old Ann Lucitt, from the Grimsby club, won silver at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 29 July 1986, page 3

In January 1988 the minibus of Grimsby College was stolen in London, at an event, and much of the belongings were lost.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 25 January 1988, page 2

She is only 5 feet tall. She lived with Ann Lucitt on Hawthorne Avenue in New Waltham from the mid-1980s, with coach Jennie and Terry Alltoft.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Wednesday 23 July 1986, page 16

Judo career

Rendle competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight division ({{nbnd}}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 ({{nbnd}}52 kg).

Rendle also won a gold medal in the {{nbnd}}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 {{nbnd}}52 kg half-lightweight category, at the judo event in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/47871|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

In 1986, Rendle won the gold medal in the {{nbnd}}52 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/2076/1986_Commonwealth_Games_Edinburgh/judo-results|title=Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/search?EventSearch%5Btype%5D=4&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=ENG&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=&EventSearch%5Btype%5D=&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=british+championship&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=|title=British Championships - Event results |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}}

In the late 1990s she became the Australian national coach.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 19 January 1999, page 32