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Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa [1] | 16 March 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –70 kg, –78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | R32 (2012, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R16 (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OJU Champ. | (× 8 times) (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth Games | (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 3 August 2024 |
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]
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