List of Canadian judoka

This is a list of prominent Canadian judoka, including members of the Judo Canada Hall of Fame, lifetime members of Judo Canada, kōdansha (high dan-holders), all participants in the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Judo Championships, and coaches for those competitions.

Judo Canada Hall of Fame edit

The following judoka are members of Judo Canada's Hall of Fame, which was created in 1996 to honour Canada's "ambassadors of judo". There are two categories: 'athletes' and 'builders'.[1]

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The following judoka were made lifetime members of Judo Canada in recognition of their major contributions to judo in Canada. Everyone in the Judo Canada Hall of Fame is also a lifetime member.[1]

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The following is a list of Canada's kōdansha ('high dan holders').[2]

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Olympic Games edit

The following judoka have represented Canada at the Olympic Games.[3][4] There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

Tokyo 2020 edit

The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were held from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

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A team was selected, but Canada boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

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Paralympic Games edit

The following judoka have represented Canada at the Paralympic Games. There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

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The 2020 Summer Paralympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

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World Judo Championships edit

The following judoka have represented Canada at the World Judo Championships.[3][5][6] There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Judo Canada website. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 181.
  3. ^ a b Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. pp. 170–177.
  4. ^ "Six Canadian judokas nominated for Tokyo 2020". Judo Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "World Championships Senior 2019". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ "World Championships Seniors 2021". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

Further reading edit

Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet.. Includes a list of all Canadian kodansha ('high dan holders') from sixth to ninth dan as of 2019.

Leyshon, Glynn A. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (First ed.). Gloucester, Ontario: Judo Canada. ISBN 1894165004. Includes a Canadian black belt registry from 1946 to 1997 with approximately 5000 names.