Chelsie Giles

Chelsie Giles (born 25 January 1997) is a British judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Giles' medal was the first awarded to Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education Giles is from Coventry. She graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a degree in business management.

Career Giles won the half-lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2017. In 2017, she competed in the women's 52kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. A year later, Giles competed in the women's 52kg event at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her second match by Charline Van Snick of Belgium.

At the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey, Giles won the silver medal in her event. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52kg event at the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary. Giles also won her first Grand Slam medal: one of the bronze medals at the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

In 2019, Giles competed in the women's 52kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2021, she competed in the women's 52kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi held in Tbilisi, Georgia, she won the silver medal in her event. In June 2021, Giles competed in the women's 52kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medallist Fabienne Kocher of Switzerland.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Giles won the first medal of the competition for Team GB, winning one of the bronze medals in the women's 52kg event. A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku held in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the silver medal in her event.

Giles won the gold medal in the women's 52kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the final, she defeated Amandine Buchard of France. Giles had a bye into the second round where she lost on golden score to Larissa Pimenta from Brazil.

Major results 2019 European Games, 52 kg, Minsk, Belarus 2021 Summer Olympics, 52 kg, Tokyo, Japan 2022 European Championships, 52 kg, Sofia, Bulgaria World Championships, 52 kg, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2023 European Championships, 52 kg, Montpellier, France