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Olympic Judo

The Olympic dream

CAN YOU HEAR THE CROWD CHANTING YOUR NAME? DESPITE YOUR INTENSE FOCUS ON THE FIGHT, CHEERS ERUPT FROM ALL AROUND—SOMETIMES FOR YOU, SOMETIMES FOR YOUR OPPONENT. ONE THING IS CERTAIN: YOU FEEL THE ENERGY SURGING THROUGH YOU, THAT UNDENIABLE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU’VE MADE IT. HERE YOU ARE, STANDING ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN SPORTS. THE OLYMPIC RINGS SHINE BRIGHTLY, ALMOST AS IF THEY’RE SMILING AT YOU. ALL YOUR HARD WORK, THE ENDLESS HOURS OF TRAINING, THE GUIDANCE YOU’VE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS… THIS IS THE MOMENT YOU’VE BEEN WORKING FOR. INCREDIBLE, ISN’T IT? IT WAS ONLY A DREAM…

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ARTICLES TO DISCOVER

DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF JUDO AND DISCOVER EVERYTHING THAT MAKES OUR CANADIAN TATAMI COME ALIVE. FROM INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENTS TO INSPIRING STORIES AND THE LATEST NEWS, THESE ARTICLES BRING YOU CLOSER TO THE PASSION, DISCIPLINE, AND CHAMPIONS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF JUDO IN OUR COUNTRY. GET READY TO EXPLORE THIS FASCINATING WORLD ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME!

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Olympic medalists

EVERY MEDAL WON IN JUDO AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IS MORE THAN JUST A TROPHY—IT TELLS THE STORY OF A JOURNEY FILLED WITH DEDICATION, SACRIFICES, AND PERSEVERANCE. THESE EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETES HAVE ETCHED THEIR NAMES IN HISTORY BY PUSHING THEIR LIMITS WHILE EMBODYING THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF THE SPORT: RESPECT, COURAGE, DISCIPLINE, AND HUMILITY.

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The debut of Canadian judo
at the Olympic Games

JUDO MADE ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT IN 1964 IN TOKYO, JAPAN. FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE OLYMPIC PROGRAM, CANADA SENT AN ATHLETE WHO WOULD GO ON TO BECOME A LEGEND: DOUG ROGERS. THE JUDO EVENTS TOOK PLACE FROM OCTOBER 20 TO 23, 1964, AT THE BUDOKAN, WITH ONLY MALE PARTICIPANTS COMPETING. IN 1988, WOMEN’S JUDO MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE AS A DEMONSTRATION SPORT, WITH SANDRA GREAVES REPRESENTING CANADA. IT WASN’T UNTIL 1992 THAT WOMEN’S JUDO WAS OFFICIALLY ADDED TO THE OLYMPIC PROGRAM.

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Judo's entry into the Olympic Games (1964)
IN 1964, JUDO MADE ITS DEBUT AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. FOR THIS FIRST EDITION, ONLY MEN PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENTS, WHICH TOOK PLACE FROM OCTOBER 20 TO 23 AT THE BUDOKAN.
Women's judo first appearance at the Olympic Games
WOMEN'S JUDO MADE ITS DEBUT AT THE GAMES IN 1988, BUT ONLY AS A DEMONSTRATION EVENT WITH SANDRA GREAVES. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1992 THAT IT WAS OFFICIALLY INCLUDED IN THE OLYMPIC PROGRAM
Doug Rogers: Canada's first Olympic judoka
FROM THE MOMENT JUDO WAS INTRODUCED TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES, CANADA SENT A REPRESENTATIVE: DOUG ROGERS. THIS JUDOKA MADE HISTORY BY WINNING A MEDAL AND BECOMING A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN THE SPORT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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Olympic teams through the years

FROM ITS EARLY BEGINNINGS IN THE 1920’S TO ITS RISE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE, CANADIAN JUDO HAS A RICH HISTORY FILLED WITH DEFINING MOMENTS AND INSPIRING ATHLETES. EXPLORE THIS TIMELINE TO RELIVE THE KEY MILESTONES THAT HAVE SHAPED THE PASSION FOR JUDO IN CANADA, FROM ITS PIONEERS TO TODAY’S CHAMPIONS.

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tokyo 1964

Doug Rogers: SILVER MEDAL

1964

Doug Rogers
Doug Rogers

mUNICH 1972

Dog Rogers

Terry Farnswoth

Phillip Illingworth

William McGregor

Alan Sakai

Entraîneur: Leo Haunsberger

1972

Équipe Olympique 1972
1972 Olympic Team

Montreal 1976

Wayne Erdman

Brad Farrow

Rainer Fischer

Tom Greenway

Joseph Meli

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

1976

Moscow 1980 (BOYCOTT)

Alian Cyr

Brad Farrow

Tom Greenway

Gary Hirose

Tim Hirose

Louis Jani

Phil Takahashi

Entraîneur: Yoshio Senda

1980

Los Angeles 1984

Glenn Beauchamp

Mark Berger: BRONZE MEDAL

Fred Blaney

Kevin Doherty

Brad Farrow

Louis Jani

Joseph Meli

Phil Takahashi

Entraîneur: Jim Kojima

1984

Équipes Olympique 1984
1984 Olympic Teams

Seoul 1988

Glenn Beauchamp

Kevin Doherty

Louis Jani

Joseph Meli

Phil Takahashi

Craig Weldon

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Tina Takahashi

1988

Barcelona 1992

Ewan Beaton

Michelle Buckingham

Jean-Pierre Cantin

Nicolas Gill: BRONZE MEDAL

Sandra Greaves

Roman Hatashita

Brigitte Lastrade

Pascale Mainville

Jane Patterson

Lyne Poirier

Pattrick Roberge

Alison Webb

Entraîneur: Lionel Langlais

Entraîneur: Andrzej Sade

1992

Équipes Olympique 1992
1992 Olympic Teams

Atlanta 1996

Ewan Beaton

Michelle Buckingham

Nancy Filteau

Nicolas Gill

Nathalie Gosselin

Niki Jenkins

Carolyne Lepage

Colin Morgan

Keith Morgan

Mario-Josée Morneau

Taro Tan

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Andrzej Sade

1996

Sydney 2000

Luce Baillargeon

Michelle Buckingham

Nicolas Gill: SILVER MEDAL

Keith Morgan

Kimberly Ribble

Sophie Roberge

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

2000

Équipe olympique 2000
2000 Olympic Team

Athens 2004

Amy Cotton

Marie-Hélène Chisholm

Nicolas Gill

Carolyne Lepage

Keith Morgan

Catherine Roberge

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Ewan Beaton

2004

Équipe Olympique 2004
2004 Olympic Team

Beijing 2008

Marylise Lévesque

Sasha Mehmedovic

Keith Morgan

Nicholas Tritton

Frazer Will

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Sergio Pessoa

2008

2008 Olympic Team

London 2012

Amy Cotton

Alexandre Emond

Sasha Mehmedovic

Joliane Melançon

Sergio Pessoa Jr

Nicholas Tritton

Antoine Valois-Fortier: BRONZE MEDAL

Kelita Zupancic

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Sergio Pessoa Sr

2012

2012 Olympic Team

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Antoine Bouchard

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Ecaterina Guica

Kelita Zupancic

Kyle Reyes

Sergio Pessoa Jr

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Michel Almeida

2016

2016 Olympic Team

Tokyo 2020

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard: BRONZE MEDAL

Shady Elnahas

Ecaterina Guica

Jessica Klimkait: MEDAL BRONZE

Arthur Margelidon

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Entraîneur Sasha Mehmedovic

Entraîneur: Janusz Pawlowski

2020

2020 Olympic Team

Paris 2024

Kelly Deguchi

Christa Deguchi: GOLD MEDAL

Catherine Beauchemin-pinard

Ana Laura Portuondo

Arthur Margelidon

Francois Gauthier-Drapeau

Shady Elnahas

Entraîneur: Antoine Valois-Fortier

Entraîneur: Janusz Pawlowski

2024

2024 Olympic Team

1964

tokyo 1964

Doug Rogers: BRONZE MEDAL

Doug Rogers
Doug Rogers

1972

mUNICH 1972

Doug Rogers

Terry Farnsworth

Phillip Illingworth

William McGregor

Alan Sakai

Entraîneur: Leo Haunsberger

Équipe Olympique 1972
1972 Olympic Team

1976

Montreal 1976

Wayne Erdman

Brad Farrow

Rainer Fischer

Tom Greenway

Joseph Meli

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

1980

Moscow 1980 (Boycott)

Alain Cyr

Brad Farrow

Tom Greenway

Gary Hirose

Tim hirose

Louis Jani

Phil Takahashi

Entraîneur: Yoshio Senda

1984

Los Angeles 1984

Glenn Beauchamp

Mark Berger: BRONZE MEDAL

Fred Blaney

Kevin Doherty

Brad Farrow

Louis Jani

Joseph Meli

Phil Takahashi

Entraîneur: Jim Kojima

Équipes Olympique 1984
1984 Olympic Team

1988

Seoul 1988

Glenn Beauchamp

Kevin Doherty

Louis Jani

Joseph Meli

Phil Takahashi

Craig Weldon

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Tina Takahashi

1992

Barcelona 1992

Ewan Beaton

Michelle Buckingham

Jean Pierre Cantin

Nicolas Gill: BRONZE MEDAL

Sandra Greaves

Roman Hatashita

Brigitte Lastrade

Pascale Mainville

Jane Patterson

Lyne Poirier

Patrick Roberge

Alison Webb

Entraîneur: Lionel Langlais

Entraîneur: Andrzej Sadej

Équipes Olympique 1992
1992 Olympic Team

1996

Atlanta 1996

Ewan Beaton

Michelle Buckingham

Nancy Filteau

Nicolas Gill

Nathalie Gosselin

Niki Jenkins

Carolyne Lepage

Colin Morgan

Keith Morgan

Marie-Josée Morneau

Taro Tan

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Andrzej Sadej

2000

Sydney 2000

Luce Baillargeon

Michelle Buckingham

Nicolas Gill: SILVER MEDAL

Keith Morgan

Kimberly Ribble

Sophie Roberge

Entraîneur: Hiroshi Nakamura

Équipe olympique 2000
2000 Olympic Team

2004

Athens 2004

Amy Cotton

Marie-Hélène Chisholm

Nicolas Gill 

Carolyne Lepage

Keith Morgan

Catherine Roberge

Entraîneur: Hirochi Nakamura

Entraîneur: Ewan Beaton

Équipe Olympique 2004
2004 Olympic Team

2008

Beijing 2008

Marylise Lévesque

Sasha Mehmedovic

Keith Morgan

Nicholas Tritton

Frazer Will

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Sergio Pessoa Sr

2008 Olympic Team

2012

London 2012

Amy Cotton

Alexandre Emond

Sasha Mehmedovic

Joliane Melancon

Sergio Pessoa Jr

Nicholas Tritton

Antoine Valois-Fortier: BRONZE MEDAL

Kelita Zupancic

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Sergio Pessoa Sr

2012 Olympic Team

2016

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Antoine Bouchard

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Ecaterina Guica

Kelita Zupancic

Kyle Reyes

Sergio Pessoa Jr

Entraîneur: Nicolas Gill

Entraîneur: Michel Almeida

2016 Olympic Team

2020

Tokyo 2020

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard: BRONZE MEDAL

Shady Elnahas

Ecaterina Guica

Jessica Klimkait: BRONZE MEDAL

Arthur Margelidon

Antoine Valois-Fortier

Entraîneur: Sasha Mehmedovic

Entraîneur: Janusz Pawlowski

2020 Olympic Team

2024

Paris 2024

Kelly Deguchi

Christa Deguchi: GOLD MEDAL

Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard

Ana Laura Portuondo

Arthur Margelidon

Francois Gauthier-Drapeau

Shady Elnahas

Entraîneur: Antoine Valois-Fortier

Entraîneur: Janusz Pawlowski

2024 Olympic Team

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