Moira de Villiers

Moira de Villiers
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012, 2024)
World Champ.R16 (2022, 2023)
OJU Champ.Gold (× 8 times)
(2023)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  New Zealand
Pan American-Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima ‍–‍78 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Open
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canberra ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Papeete ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Cairns ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Apia ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Auckland ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nouvelle ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canberra ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Perth ‍–‍70 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Papeete ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1331
JudoInside.com43303
Updated on 3 August 2024

Moira de Villiers (born 16 March 1990), also known by her married name of Koster, is a South African-born New Zealand judoka.[2] She competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics losing in the first round.[3] She competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the silver medal.[4]

De Villiers is married to Jason Koster; he is also a judoka.[5] They have a daughter together and her husband has a son from a previous relationship.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Moira de Villiers". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moira de Villiers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Commonwealth Games: Leat and De Villiers take silver in judo stuff.co.nz, 26 July 2014
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Husband-wife duo Moira de Villiers, Jason Koster headline Kiwi judo contingent". Newshub. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ Lourens, Mariné (20 July 2024). "Olympian Moira Koster on juggling a judo career with motherhood". The Press. Retrieved 20 July 2024.


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