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Chelsie Giles

Chelsie Giles (born 25 January 1997)[1] is a British judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Giles' medal was the first awarded to Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Chelsie Giles
Chelsie Giles in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics
Personal information
Born (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27)
Coventry, England
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
World Champ.Silver (2022)
European Champ.Gold (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍52 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Almada ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17275
JudoInside.com81821
Updated on 29 March 2024.

Career edit

Giles won the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017.[4] In 2017, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A year later, Giles competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her second match by Charline Van Snick of Belgium.

At the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey, Giles won the silver medal in her event.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary.[6] Giles also won her first Grand Slam medal: one of the bronze medals at the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[7]

In 2019, Giles competed in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[8] In 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9] A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[10][11][12] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi held in Tbilisi, Georgia, she won the silver medal in her event. In June 2021, Giles competed in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medallist Fabienne Kocher of Switzerland.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Giles won the first medal of the competition for Team GB, winning one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event.[13][14] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[15][16] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the silver medal in her event.[17]

Giles won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[18] In the final, she defeated Amandine Buchard of France.[18]

Major results edit

2019
  European Games, 52 kg, Minsk, Belarus
2021
  Summer Olympics, 52 kg, Tokyo, Japan
2022
  European Championships, 52 kg, Sofia, Bulgaria
  World Championships, 52 kg, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

References edit

  1. ^ "Chelsie Giles". JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (25 July 2021). "Japanese siblings enjoy magical night with two judo golds at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ Palmer, Dan (6 April 2018). "Kosovo win two golds as IJF Antalya Grand Prix begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (10 August 2018). "Silva claims first major victory since Rio 2016 as Japan secure four golds at IJF Budapest Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Giles dreaming of Tokyo after first Grand Slam medal". Team GB. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Shock defeats for Kelmendi and Bilodid at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ^ Binner, Andrew (18 February 2021). "Shirine Boukli too good for Daria Bilodid on day of shocks at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Chelsie Giles wins Team GB's first medal with judo bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. ^ Belam, Martin (25 July 2021). "Chelsie Giles wins Britain's first medal of Tokyo Olympics with bronze in judo". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 November 2021). "Japan end first day of Baku Grand Slam on top". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Tokyo star Chelsie Giles returns with Grand Slam silver". Team GB. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ^ Houston, Michael (26 November 2021). "Olympic medallist Monteiro among winners on day one of IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (29 April 2022). "Ukraine's Iadov among winners at European Judo Championships where Giles shocks Buchard". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

External links edit

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