Geronay Whitebooi

Geronay Michaela Whitebooi (born 2 January 1996) is a South African judoka. She is a silver medalist at the 2019 African Games and a four-time medalist, including two golds, at the African Judo Championships.[1][2]

Geronay Whitebooi
Personal information
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2019, 2021)
African Champ.Gold (2019, 2020)
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham –48 kg
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat –48 kg
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cape Town –48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antananarivo –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tunis –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran –48 kg
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sharm El Sheikh –48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tunis –48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11190
JudoInside.com79654
Updated on 5 August 2022.

She represented South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She competed in the women's 48 kg event.[4] Whitebooi won the gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the women's 48kg category.[5]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018African Championships3rd−48 kg
2019African Championships1st−48 kg
2019African Games2nd−48 kg
2020African Championships1st−48 kg
2022African Championships3rd−48 kg
2022 Commonwealth Games1st−48 kg

References
  1. Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Home favourite Whitebooi strikes gold on opening day of African Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Pavitt, Michael (17 December 2020). "Whitebooi retains title as African Judo Championships begins in Madagascar". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "34 more names added to Team SA squad for Tokyo Olympics". sport24. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Commonwealth Games 2022 | Judoka Shushila wins silver in women' 48kg, Vijay gets bronze". The Hindu. PTI. 1 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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