Tiffany Day (judoka)
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Nationality
Australia
AustraliaBorn1 February 1990
Toowoomba,
Australia
Australia
Died9 April 2019 (aged 29)
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 1 February 1990 Toowoomba, Australia |
| Died | 9 April 2019 (aged 29) |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
Event | 48 kg |
| Club | Pittsworth Judo Club |
| Coached by | Patrick Mahoon |
Tiffany Day was an Australian judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category.[1] She was a 2007 Australian judo champion for her weight division, and a member of Pittsworth Judo Club under her personal coach, Patrick Mahoon.
Day represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Argentina's Paula Pareto, who successfully scored an ippon (full point) with a yoko shiho gatame (side four quarter hold), at one minute and twenty seconds.[2]
Tiffany Day died unexpectedly on 9 April 2019 at the age of 29.[3]
