Kody Andrews

Kody Andrews (born 12 June 2000) is a New Zealand judoka, who won the silver medal in the over-100 kg category representing his country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Kody Andrews
Personal information
Born (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationJudoka
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
ClubPremiere Equipe Judo Club
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2022)
OJU Champ.7th (2022)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF56931
JudoInside.com129136
Updated on 14 May 2023.

Biography

Andrews was born on 12 June 2000 in Christchurch, where he is a member of the Premiere Equipe Judo Club.[1][2] He was runner-up in the under-90 kg class at the 2018 New Zealand national judo championships. The following year, he moved up to the under-100 kg category, and again finished in second place. He first competed overseas at the 2019 Oceania Open under-21 tournament in Perth, Australia, where he won the under-100 kg event.[3]

In 2022, in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games, Andrews trained and competed overseas.[1] He placed seventh in the over-100 kg class in World Cup events at both the Tunis Open and Algiers Open in March, and was also seventh in the same class at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima the following month.[3] He then finished in second place in the over-100 kg class at the European Cup event at Winterthur in July,[3] before winning the silver medal in the same division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

References
  1. Kody Andrews at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. "Kody Andrews". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Kody Andrews judoka". JudoInside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.


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