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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)
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 18 September 2023

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

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  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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