Moira de Villiers

Moira de Villiers
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012, 2024)
World Champ.R16 (2022, 2023)
OJU Champ. (× 8 times)
(2023)
Commonwealth Games (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing New Zealand
Pan American-Oceania Championships
2023 Calgary ‍–‍78 kg
2022 Lima ‍–‍78 kg
Oceania Championships
2008 Christchurch Open
2010 Canberra ‍–‍70 kg
2011 Papeete ‍–‍70 kg
2012 Cairns ‍–‍70 kg
2013 Apia ‍–‍70 kg
2014 Auckland ‍–‍70 kg
2015 Nouvelle ‍–‍70 kg
2016 Canberra ‍–‍70 kg
2008 Christchurch ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2022 Perth ‍–‍70 kg
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow ‍–‍70 kg
2022 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
2006 Papeete ‍–‍70 kg
2008 Christchurch ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1331
JudoInside.com43303
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]

References

  1. ^ "Moira de Villiers". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 14 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.