Donna Hilton

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Donna Hilton
Personal information
Full nameDonna Maree Hilton
Born (1968-02-28) 28 February 1968 (age 56)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Sport Judo
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 Wellington-48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1990 Papeete-48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1983 Noumea-48 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1992 Cardiff-48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 53737
JudoInside.com 10600

Donna Maree Hilton (born 28 February 1968) is a former judoka from New Zealand. [1] She represented New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [2] [3] Also known as Donna Burger, from her marriage to Ralf Burger, [4] she was New Zealand's first female Olympic judoka. [5]

She participated in the World Championships in 1991, 1993, and 1995, and the World Cup in 1995. [6] Competing in the -48 kg weight class, she finished third at the Commonwealth Championships in 1992 and won three medals at the Oceania Championships between 1983 and 1992. [7]

References

  1. "Donna Maree Hilton – Olympic Judo | New Zealand". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Donna Hilton". TheCGF.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donna Hilton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Donna Maree Hilton (-Burger)
  4. McFadden, Suzanne (12 September 2000). "Judo: No fall guys for sturdy woman judoka". The New Zealand Herald . ... the other Kiwi coach, German Ralf Burger, gets on the mat with Slyfield. But yesterday Burger's mind was elsewhere - his wife, former New Zealand Olympic judoka Donna Hilton, was in Frankfurt, in labour with their first child.
  5. "Judo | New Zealand Olympic Team". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. "Donna Maree Hilton judo matches". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. "Donna Maree Hilton judo results". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.