Harriet Boniface Explained

Harriet Boniface
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Nationality:Malawian
Birth Date:26 January 1993
Country:Malawi
Sport:Judo
Weight Class:48 kg
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Harriet Boniface (born 26 January 1993) is a Malawian Judoka, she represents Malawi internationally in Judo Tournament in the Extra-lightweight (48 kg) event. She competed at the Zone 6 Youth Games, winning a bronze medal,[1] as well as the 2019 African Games.[2]

Boniface is the first Malawian judoka to qualify for the Olympic Games and she competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games.[3] [4] [5] Competing in the 48 kg division, she lost to Brazil's Gabrielle Chibana in the round of 32.[6]

Her home village is Chikowi, Zomba District.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harriet Boniface . MOC.org.mw . Malawi Olympic Committee . 9 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Duncan . Mlanjira . 15 August 2019 . Team Malawi judo first to leave for All Africa Games in Morocco . Malawi Nyasa Times . 9 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Mphatso . Malidadi . 26 June 2021 . Boniface to compete at Olympics . Malawi Times . 9 July 2021 . 27 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327203920/https://times.mw/boniface-to-compete-at-olympics/ . dead .
  4. Web site: 12 Malawian officials escort five athletes to Olympics . Malawi 24 . 7 July 2021 . 9 July 2021.
  5. News: 2020 TOKYO : Boniface becomes Malawi's first-ever qualified Olympic athlete . africatopsports.com . 25 June 2021 . 22 June 2022.
  6. News: Ngulube . Chisomo . 26 July 2021 . Malawi's Judo Olympian Harriet Boniface out . Kulinji . 22 June 2022.

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