# Simone Callender

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{{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](/source/Judo_at_the_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold     |[2002 Manchester](/source/Judo_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games) | +78kg}}
}}

'''Simone Callender''' (born 11 November 1978) is a British [judo](/source/judo)ka.<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](/source/Raine's_Foundation_School) in [Bethnal Green](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games) and won a gold medal in the over 78&nbsp;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](/source/1998_European_Judo_Championships)
|align="center" | 5th ||Open class
|-
|1999 ||[European Championships](/source/1999_European_Judo_Championships)
|align="center" | 5th ||Open class
|-
|2000 ||[European Championships](/source/2000_European_Judo_Championships)
|align="center" | 5th ||Open class
|-
|2001 ||[European Championships](/source/2001_European_Judo_Championships)
|align="center" | 7th ||Heavyweight (+78&nbsp;kg)
|-
|2002 ||[Commonwealth Games](/source/Judo_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games)
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Heavyweight (+78&nbsp;kg)
|-
|2003 ||[European Championships](/source/2003_European_Judo_Championships)
|align="center" | 5th ||Open class
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{JudoInside|2273<!-- /Simone_Callender -->}}

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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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