Henriette Moller

Henriette Moller (born November 20, 1972 in Mossel Bay, Western Cape) is a South African judoka, who competed in the women's half-middleweight category.[1] She picked up a total of twelve medals in her career, including a silver from the 2004 African Judo Championships in Tunis, Tunisia and a bronze from the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, and represented her nation South Africa in the 63-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Henriette Moller
Personal information
Full nameHenriette Moller
Nationality South Africa
Born (1972-11-20) 20 November 1972
Mossel Bay, Western Cape,
South Africa
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place1999 Johannesburg 63 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Tunis 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2000 Algiers 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Cairo 63 kg

Moller qualified as a lone judoka for the South African squad in the women's half-middleweight class (63 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second and granting a berth from the African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.[2][3] Moller received a bye in the first round, but fell short in a pulverizing ippon defeat and an ippon seoi nage (one-arm shoulder throw) to North Korea's Hong Ok-song one minute and twenty-two seconds into her subsequent match.[4][5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henriette Moller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "Henriette Moller ne jure que par le sport" [Henriette Moller swears by sport] (in French). L'Express (Mauritius). 14 March 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. Lombaard, Larry (23 June 2004). "The athletes who'll make SA proud in Athens". Johannesburg: Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. "Judo: Women's Half-Middleweight (63kg/139 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Freitag injury wrecks SA's Olympic party". Independent Online (South Africa). 16 August 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2014.


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