Kody Andrews (born 12 June 2000) is a New Zealand judoka, who won the silver medal in the over-100 kg category representing his country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Kody Andrews
Personal information
Born (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationJudoka
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
ClubPremiere Equipe Judo Club
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2022)
OJU Champ.7th (2022)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF56931
JudoInside.com129136
Updated on 14 May 2023

Biography

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Andrews was born on 12 June 2000 in Christchurch, where he is a member of the Premiere Equipe Judo Club.[1][2] He was runner-up in the under-90 kg class at the 2018 New Zealand national judo championships. The following year, he moved up to the under-100 kg category, and again finished in second place. He first competed overseas at the 2019 Oceania Open under-21 tournament in Perth, Australia, where he won the under-100 kg event.[3]

In 2022, in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games, Andrews trained and competed overseas.[1] He placed seventh in the over-100 kg class in World Cup events at both the Tunis Open and Algiers Open in March, and was also seventh in the same class at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima the following month.[3] He then finished in second place in the over-100 kg class at the European Cup event at Winterthur in July,[3] before winning the silver medal in the same division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kody Andrews at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. ^ "Kody Andrews". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Kody Andrews judoka". JudoInside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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