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Harriet Boniface
Personal information
NationalityMalawian
Born (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryMalawi
SportJudo
Weight class48 kg

Harriet Boniface (born 26 January 1993) is a Malawian Judoka, she represents Malawi internationally in Judo Tournament in the Extra-lightweight (48 kg) event. She competed at the Zone 6 Youth Games, winning a bronze medal,[1] as well as the 2019 African Games.[2]

Boniface is the first Malawian judoka to qualify for the Olympic Games and she competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games.[3][4][5] Competing in the 48 kg division, she lost to Brazil's Gabrielle Chibana in the round of 32.[6]

Her home village is Chikowi, Zomba District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Harriet Boniface". MOC.org.mw. Malawi Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ Mlanjira, Duncan (15 August 2019). "Team Malawi judo first to leave for All Africa Games in Morocco". Malawi Nyasa Times. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ Malidadi, Mphatso (26 June 2021). "Boniface to compete at Olympics". Malawi Times. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "12 Malawian officials escort five athletes to Olympics". Malawi 24. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 TOKYO : Boniface becomes Malawi's first-ever qualified Olympic athlete". africatopsports.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. ^ Ngulube, Chisomo (26 July 2021). "Malawi's Judo Olympian Harriet Boniface out". Kulinji. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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