Julie Reardon

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Julie Reardon
Personal information
Full nameJulie Frances Reardon
NationalityAustralian
Born (1958-06-06) 6 June 1958 (age 67)
Sport
Sport judo

Julie Frances Reardon [1] (born 6 June 1958) is an Australian judoka. [2]

She won bronze medals in the under-48kg ("extra-lightweight") category at the 1984 World Judo Championships in Vienna, [3] the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul (where women's judo was a demonstration sport), [3] and the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. [4] She placed 7th in the 1986 World Judo Championships in Maastricht and also competed in the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona. [5]

Reardon's sister, Suzanne Williams gained a gold medal in the under-56kg at the 1988 Olympics where Reardon gained bronze. [6] [7]

Reardon was the Australian national judo champion in the under-48kg class in eleven consecutive competitions, from 1982 to 1992. [8] [9]

As of December 2025 a list of "The Top Ranked Female Judo Athletes of All-Time" places Reardon at rank 365. [10] She is listed on Judo Australia's Champions Award Honour Roll, showing her first senior national championship as 1972, [11] and is a life member of Judo New South Wales. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Julie Reardon". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Reardon, Julie - Australia". www.ijf.org. International Judo Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Julie Reardon Judoka". www.judoinside.com. JudoInside. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Auckland Event". www.judoinside.com. JudoInside. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Reardon, Julie: Results". www.ijf.org. International Judo Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Judo Olympics". Australian Olympic Committee. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2025.Note that this source incorrectly states that Reardon gained silver.
  7. ↑ Webster, Jim (26 November 1989). "Sisters join forces in quest for gold". The Sun-Herald. p. 94. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Julie Reardon:results". JudoInside. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Goodwin, Dorothy (26 June 1983). "Mother strikes pure gold with Bankcard". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 64. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Top Ranked Female Judo Athletes of All-Time #'s 1-1,000". ainsworthsports.com. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Champions Award Honour Roll" (PDF). Judo Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Judo NSW Life Members". Judo NSW. Retrieved 28 December 2025.