Kate Howey

Kate Louise Howey (born May 31, 1973 in Andover, Hampshire) is a former British judoka, the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games. Howey is also 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). She was also selected to carry the British flag at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

She announced her retirement from competition on October 27, 2004, having competed in the women's under 70kg weight category for 16 years. She was awarded the MBE for services to judo in 1997.

Championship record

* World Championship
** gold 1997; silver 1993, 2001; bronze 1991, 1999
* European Championship
** silver 1990, 1993, 2000; bronze 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000

External links

* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athens/team_gb_cat.asp?AthleteID=159&SportNameId=14 Kate Howey's page on the British Olympic Association website]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/kate-howey-1.html sports-reference]