Nekoda Smythe-Davis

Nekoda Smythe-Davis (born 22 April 1993) is a British judoka.[1][2] She competed for England in the women's 57 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.[3][4]

Nekoda Smythe-Davis
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993
London, England
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ. (2018)
European Champ.5th (2016)
Commonwealth Games (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2018 Baku 57 kg
2017 Budapest 57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Düsseldorf 57 kg
2019 Brasilia 57 kg
2015 Baku 57 kg
2016 Baku 57 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi 57 kg
2018 Paris 57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Zagreb 57 kg
2015 Jeju 57 kg
2017 Zagreb 57 kg
2023 Perth 57 kg
2014 Astana 57 kg
2015 Samsun 57 kg
2016 Düsseldorf 57 kg
2016 Samsun 57 kg
2019 Tel Aviv 57 kg
2019 Zagreb 57 kg
2023 Almada 57 kg
European Junior Championships
2013 Sarajevo 57 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF12678
JudoInside.com57541
Updated on 12 November 2023

Judo career

Smythe-Davis became national champion of Great Britain on two occasions, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2013 and 2014.[5] In 2014, she was selected to represent England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Competing in the women's 57 kg category she won the gold medal after defeating Stephanie Inglis in the final.[6]

In May 2019, Smythe-Davis was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[7]

References

  1. IJF profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nekoda Smythe-Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Nekoda-Smythe Davis profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. "Glasgow 2014: Nekoda Davis wins women's judo -57kg gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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