The Hill family is a prominent family in

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, having provided a number of National Judo Champions, competitors to the

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and

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, and Judo administrators.

Colin Hill

Colin Hill (1941 - ) was the President of the Judo Federation of Australia from 2010-2012, and Treasurer from 2006-2009. He is the father of Narelle, Steven, Jenny, Thomas, Matthew and Deborah. He has previously served as Manager of the Australian Judo Team at the

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and the

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. In 2015, he was awarded Life Membership of the JFA.

Narelle Hill

Narelle Hill (1969 - ) was a member of the Australian Judo Team at the 1996 Olympic Games in

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. She won the Bronze medal in the Women's -66 kg division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in

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. She has been Australian Champion five times.

Steven Hill

Steven Hill Stephen or Steven is a common English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Ac ...

(1971 - ) was a member of the Australian Judo Team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He was a Coach in the Australian Judo Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. He has been Australian Champion five times.

Jenny Hill

Jenny Hill (1972 - ) was a member of the Australian Judo Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill (1974 - ) was a member of the Australian Judo Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and was a Coach in the Australian Judo Team at the

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. He won the Gold medal in the Men's -73 kg division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has been Australian Champion nine times. Thomas also has 6 children who are also rising

stars. Thomas and Steven have now opened their own

gym, Hill Sports Academy which is in Belconnen in Canberra.

Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill Matthew Joseph Hill (born December 4, 1978) is an American talk show host, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021.Australian Schoolboys rugby Team.

Deborah Hill

Deborah Hill (1978 - ) has been Australian Champion once.

References

* http://www.ausjudo.com.au/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill Family Australian judoka Hill family (Australia)