Andrzej Sądej (born 20 December 1957)[2] is a Polish and Canadian judoka who competed as a member of the Polish national judo team and has played a major role in the development of high-level judo in Canada. He coached the Canadian national judo team from 1990–96, has held a wide variety of administrative positions at Judo Canada including Sports Director and Executive Director since 1998, and has coached the Canadian Paralympic team since 2014.[3][4]

Andrzej Sądej
Personal information
NicknameCaptain Intensity
Born (1957-12-20) 20 December 1957 (age 66)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryPoland
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt[1]
Club
  • Takahashi Dojo
  • National Training Centre
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (1981)
European Champ.Bronze (1981, 1982, 1983,
Bronze( 1987)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Debrecen ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Rostock ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Berlin ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1124
JudoInside.com1161
Updated on 12 March 2023

Interviews

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  • "Andrzej Sadej, Judo Canada's Sports Director". Conversations with Garmamie (Podcast). YouTube. 1 July 2015.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Andrzej Sadej". JudoInside. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. pp. 138–40. ISBN 978-2-89726-352-2.
  4. ^ "Staff". Judo Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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