Donna Guy-Halkyard

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Donna Guy-Halkyard
Personal information
Birth nameDonna Guy
Born (1961-11-01) 1 November 1961 (age 62)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Years active1986–1990
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportJudo
Medal record
Judo
Representing  New Zealand
World Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Maastricht Under 61kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Under 61kg

Donna Guy-Halkyard (née Guy; born 1 November 1961) is a New Zealand former judoka, who won a bronze medal at the 1986 World Judo Championships, and won a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Guy-Halkyard is from Rotorua, New Zealand.[1]

Career

At the 1986 World Judo Championships, Guy won a bronze medal in the under 61kg event. She is the only New Zealander to have won a medal at the World Judo Championships.[1] In the same year, Guy came second at the judo demonstration event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, losing in the final to Diane Bell.[1][2] Guy also competed for New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1] At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, Guy-Halkyard came second in the under 61kg event,[3] losing to Briton Diane Bell in the final.[4]

Post-career

After retiring, Guy-Halkyard took up judo coaching, but retired in 1997 after a mountain biking accident.[1] In 2014, Guy-Halkyard was the inaugural member of the Judo New Zealand Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Guy 'emotional' after receiving top honour". The New Zealand Herald. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES EDINBURGH – EVENT". Judo Inside. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Judo: Expectations high for medals as quality team heads to Glasgow". The New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Mapp dazed by solid gold". The Guardian. 2 February 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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