Donna Guy-Halkyard Explained

Donna Guy-Halkyard
Birth Name:Donna Guy
Birth Date:1 November 1961
Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand
Years Active:1986–1990
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Judo

Donna Guy-Halkyard (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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Guy 'emotional' after receiving top honour. The New Zealand Herald. 2 September 2014. 27 July 2020.
  2. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES EDINBURGH – EVENT. Judo Inside. 27 July 2020.
  3. News: Judo: Expectations high for medals as quality team heads to Glasgow. The New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2014. 27 July 2020.
  4. News: Mapp dazed by solid gold. The Guardian. Newspapers.com. 2 February 1990. 20. 12 February 2021.