{{Short description|Australian judoka (born 1958)}} {{Use British English|date=December 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | birth_name = | fullname = Julie Frances Reardon | nationality = Australian | birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1958|6|6|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | website = | country = | sport = judo | event = | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = yes }} '''Julie Frances Reardon'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Julie Reardon |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/901010.html |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=28 December 2025 |archive-date=5 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105021630/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/901010.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 6 June 1958) is an Australian judoka.<ref name="ijf">{{cite web |title=Reardon, Julie - Australia |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/53836 |website=www.ijf.org |publisher=International Judo Federation |access-date=28 December 2025 |archive-date=1 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260201232033/https://www.ijf.org/judoka/53836 |url-status=live }}</ref>
She won bronze medals in the under-48kg ("extra-lightweight") category at the 1984 World Judo Championships in Vienna,<ref name=judoinside /> the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul (where women's judo was a demonstration sport),<ref name="judoinside">{{cite web |title=Julie Reardon Judoka |url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/4674/Julie_Reardon/judo-career |website=www.judoinside.com |publisher=JudoInside |access-date=28 December 2025 |archive-date=3 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603192400/https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/4674/Julie_Reardon/judo-career |url-status=live }}</ref> and the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth Games Auckland Event |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/1882/1990_Commonwealth_Games_Auckland/judo-results |website=www.judoinside.com |publisher=JudoInside |access-date=28 December 2025 |archive-date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426230630/https://www.judoinside.com/event/1882/1990_Commonwealth_Games_Auckland/judo-results |url-status=live }}</ref> She placed 7th in the 1986 World Judo Championships in Maastricht and also competed in the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona.<ref name="ijf-results">{{cite web |title=Reardon, Julie: Results |url=https://www.ijf.org/judoka/53836/results?results_rank_group=all |website=www.ijf.org |publisher=International Judo Federation |access-date=28 December 2025 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610165907/https://www.ijf.org/judoka/53836/results?results_rank_group=all |url-status=live }}</ref>
Reardon's sister, Suzanne Williams gained a gold medal in the under-56kg at the 1988 Olympics where Reardon gained bronze.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judo Olympics |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/sports/judo/ |website=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=28 December 2025 |language=en-AU |date=28 June 2024 |archive-date=11 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251211143007/https://www.olympics.com.au/sports/judo/ |url-status=live }} ''Note that this source incorrectly states that Reardon gained silver.''</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Webster |first=Jim |date=November 26, 1989 |title=Sisters join forces in quest for gold |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-sisters-join-f/187770549/ |access-date=2025-12-30 |work=The Sun-Herald |pages=94}}</ref>
Reardon was the Australian national judo champion in the under-48kg class in eleven consecutive competitions, from 1982 to 1992.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://judoinside.com/judoka/4674/Julie_Reardon/judo-results| title=Julie Reardon:results| website=JudoInside| access-date=28 December 2025| archive-date=31 May 2025| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531191439/https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/4674/Julie_Reardon/judo-results| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodwin |first=Dorothy |date=June 26, 1983 |title=Mother strikes pure gold with Bankcard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-julie-is-still/187770742/ |access-date=2025-12-30 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |pages=64}}</ref>
{{As of|December 2025}} a list of "The Top Ranked Female Judo Athletes of All-Time" places Reardon at rank 365.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Top Ranked Female Judo Athletes of All-Time #'s 1-1,000 |url=https://ainsworthsports.com/womens_judo_athlete_rankings_all_time_1_to_1000.htm |website=ainsworthsports.com |access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref> She is listed on Judo Australia's Champions Award Honour Roll, showing her first senior national championship as 1972,<ref>{{cite web |title=Champions Award Honour Roll |url=https://www.ausjudo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Champions-Award-Honour-Roll-2023.pdf |publisher=Judo Australia |access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref> and is a life member of Judo New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judo NSW Life Members |url=https://www.judonsw.com.au/judo-nsw-life-members/ |website=Judo NSW |access-date=28 December 2025 |language=en-AU |archive-date=9 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251209110159/https://www.judonsw.com.au/judo-nsw-life-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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