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South African judoka (born 1996)

Geronay Whitebooi
Personal information
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2024)
World Champ.R32 (2019, 2021, 2024)
African Champ.Gold (2019, 2020)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Africa
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra ‍–‍48 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cape Town ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antananarivo ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tunis ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Casablanca ‍–‍48 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sharm El Sheikh ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tunis ‍–‍48 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11190
JudoInside.com79654
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
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

  1. Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Home favourite Whitebooi strikes gold on opening day of African Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2020). "Whitebooi retains title as African Judo Championships begins in Madagascar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "34 more names added to Team SA squad for Tokyo Olympics". sport24. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "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.

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