Kimberley Renicks (born 11 February 1988 in Bellshill) is a Scottish Judoka, who won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]
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| Born | 11 February 1988 Bellshill, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 48 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judo career
editShe won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the Women's 48 kg Judo event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] Her older sister Louise is also a judoka who won a gold medal at the same Games.[3]
On 22 February 2018, it was announced that National Tyres and Autocare were to become a sponsor of Renicks.[4]
Renicks is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the extra-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[5] In 2022, she competed in her second Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
References
edit- ^ "Kimberley Renicks profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Kimberley Renicks Biography at Glasgow 2014 official website.
- ^ "Sisters Kimberley and Louise Renicks start Scotland gold rush in judo". The Guardian. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "National Tyres and Autocare - Sponsorship". www.national.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
edit- Louise & Kimberly Renicks at North Lanarkshire Sporting Hall Of Fame
- Kimberley Renicks at the International Judo Federation
- Kimberley Renicks at JudoInside.com
- Kimberley Renicks at Team Scotland
- Kimberley Renicks at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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