Kate Howey

Kate Howey
MBE
Personal information
Full nameKate Louise Howey
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1973-05-31) 31 May 1973 (age 51)
Andover, Hampshire, England
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg, –70 kg, –72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2000)
World Champ.Gold (1997)
European Champ.Silver (1990, 1991, 2000)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Munich ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍70 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 1991 Prague ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Wrocław ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Athens ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Dijon ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 Ankara ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Pieksämäki ‍–‍66 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Palma de Mallorca ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1114
JudoInside.com321
Updated on 2 June 2023

Kate Louise Howey MBE (born 31 May 1973 in Andover, Hampshire, England) is a former elite British judoka.[1][2] She remains the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals (silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and bronze at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona) and shares with fellow Olympic medalist Karina Bryant the record of being the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Kate Howey profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kate Howey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.