{{Short description|British judoka (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox judoka | name = Simone Callender | image = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|11|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | weight_class = +78kg | club = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold |2002 Manchester | +78kg}} }}
'''Simone Callender''' (born 11 November 1978) is a British judoka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/2273/Simone_Callender/judo-career |title=Simone Callender profile |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
==Judo career== Callender, who attended Raine's Foundation School in Bethnal Green<ref>[http://www.rainesoc.moonfruit.com/#/old-newsletters-3/4514847420 February 2004 newsletter, Old Raineans Association].</ref> is a times seven times champion of Great Britain, winning the heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/search?EventSearch%5Btype%5D=4&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=ENG&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=&EventSearch%5Btype%5D=&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=british+championship&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=|title=British Championships - Event results |website=Judo Inside |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/my-judo/competition-organisation/results/|title=British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present |website=British Judo |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
In 2002, she represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the over 78 kg event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgow2014.com/media-centre/press-releases/reigning-judo-gold-medallist-simone-centre-action-new-champ-crowned |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919091413/http://www.glasgow2014.com/media-centre/press-releases/reigning-judo-gold-medallist-simone-centre-action-new-champ-crowned |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 September 2015 |title=REIGNING JUDO GOLD MEDALLIST SIMONE IS CENTRE OF ACTION AS NEW CHAMP IS CROWNED |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| class=wikitable !Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class |- |1998 ||European Championships |align="center" | 5th ||Open class |- |1999 ||European Championships |align="center" | 5th ||Open class |- |2000 ||European Championships |align="center" | 5th ||Open class |- |2001 ||European Championships |align="center" | 7th ||Heavyweight (+78 kg) |- |2002 ||Commonwealth Games |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Heavyweight (+78 kg) |- |2003 ||European Championships |align="center" | 5th ||Open class |}
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{JudoInside|2273<!-- /Simone_Callender -->}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Callender, Simone}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:English female judoka Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Category:Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:People educated at Raine's Foundation School Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in judo Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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