Personal information | |
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Born | (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28) |
Occupation | Judoka |
Sport | |
Country | South Africa |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –48 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | R16 (2024) |
World Champ. | R32 (2019, 2021, 2024) |
African Champ. | (2019, 2020) |
Commonwealth Games | (2022) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 11190 |
JudoInside.com | 79654 |
Updated on 27 July 2024 |
Geronay Michaela Whitebooi (born 2 January 1996) is a South African judoka. She is a silver medalist at the 2019 African Games and a four-time medalist, including two golds, at the African Judo Championships.
Whitebooi represented South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 48 kg event. Whitebooi won the gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the women's 48 kg category.
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2018 | African Championships | 3rd | −48 kg |
2019 | African Championships | 1st | −48 kg |
2019 | African Games | 2nd | −48 kg |
2020 | African Championships | 1st | −48 kg |
2022 | African Championships | 3rd | −48 kg |
2022 | Commonwealth Games | 1st | −48 kg |
2024 | African Games | 3rd | −48 kg |
References
- Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Home favourite Whitebooi strikes gold on opening day of African Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2020). "Whitebooi retains title as African Judo Championships begins in Madagascar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "34 more names added to Team SA squad for Tokyo Olympics". sport24. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Commonwealth Games 2022 | Judoka Shushila wins silver in women' 48kg, Vijay gets bronze". The Hindu. PTI. 1 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
- Geronay Whitebooi at the International Judo Federation
- Geronay Whitebooi at JudoInside.com
- Geronay Whitebooi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Geronay Whitebooi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Geronay Whitebooi at Olympics.com
- Geronay Whitebooi at The-Sports.org
- Geronay Whitebooi on Instagram
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- South African female judoka
- African Games medalists in judo
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1996 births
- 21st-century South African women
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 2021 Summer World University Games
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