Catherine Arlove (born 5 February 1971 in

Malvern, Victoria Malvern () is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington Local government areas of Victoria, loca ...

) is an Australian

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ka who has also represented Australia in

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and competed at a national level in

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. Arlove has won ten Gold medals at the

Australian National Judo Championships The Australian National Judo Championships are the highest level of judo competition in Australia. The championships are held annually by Judo Federation of Australia, Judo Australia, and qualified domestic and overseas judoka compete in their re ...

. She competed in judo at the

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

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Olympics with her best result being a fourth placing in the 63 kg class at the Athens Games. She also competed in the third season of Gladiators, coming runner-up to Marissa Huettner.

References

Australian Olympic Committee profile
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