Kate Louise Howey (born 31 May 1973 in Andover, Hampshire, England) is a former elite British judoka. She remains the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals (silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and bronze at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona) and shares with fellow Olympic medalist Karina Bryant the record of being the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games.

Biography

Howey was born in Andover, Hampshire, and took up judo at the age of seven. In 1989, she became champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight (66 kg) division at the British Judo Championships. The following year in 1990, she won her first international medal when taking a silver medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt.

After a seventh European Championships medal and a fifth British title in 1998, she trained at the University of Bath. In 1999, she was unable to retain her World title but gained compensation with a bronze medal

Her final major appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, where she was honored to bear the national flag at the opening ceremony. She announced her retirement from competition on 27 October 2004,

In June 2025 Howey, one of the most decorated judoka in British Judo history, was announced as British Judo's new Performance Director of the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP).

Recognition

Howey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to judo in the 1999 Birthday Honours.

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