Antoine Bouchard (born 24 August 1994 in
Jonquière,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
) is a Canadian retired
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
who competed in the men's 66 kg and 73 kg categories. He has been ranked in the world's top 10.
In June 2016, Bouchard was named to
Canada's Olympic team.
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Judo in Quebec
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Quebec since 1946.
History
Judo was introduced to Canada in the early twentieth century by Japanese migrants, and was limited to British Columbi ...
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Judo in Canada
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in Canada for over a century. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka Sasaki, Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Van ...
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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, a ...
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Canadian male judoka
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Saguenay, Quebec
Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Canada
Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games medalists in judo
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
21st-century Canadian people
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