Kristie-Anne Ryder (born 9 March 1990 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian judoka, who played for the half-lightweight category.[1] She is a multiple-time Australian junior champion, and a member of the judo team for Zillmere Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC), under her personal coach Patrick Mahon.

Kristie-Anne Ryder
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event52 kg
ClubZillmere PCYC
Coached byPatrick Mahon

Ryder represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg). She received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Belgian judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Ilse Heylen, by an ippon (full point), and a deashi harai (advanced foot sweep), at one minute and thirteen seconds.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristie-Anne Ryder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Women's Half Lightweight (52kg/114 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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