Donna Guy-Halkyard
New Zealand judoka (born 1961)
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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.
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| Born | Donna Guy 1 November 1961 Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1986–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Career
At the 1986 World Judo Championships, Guy won a bronze medal in the under 61 kg 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 61 kg 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]
