Carl "Dutchie" Schell (2 December 1924 – 28 February 2020) was a Canadian
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 played a significant role in the development of
judo in Canada, especially
New Brunswick. Schell established the first judo club in New Brunswick at the Saint John
YMCA in 1958, then co-founded the Shimpokai Judo Club with Harry Thomas, John Crawford, Doug Kearns, and Ken Meeting in Saint John in 1959.
He also founded the New Brunswick Kodokan Black Belt Association in 1961, served as its President and in other executive roles, served as Atlantic vice-president of Judo Canada, and coached the New Brunswick judo team. Schell was inducted into the Saint John Sports Hall of Fame in 2000, the
Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 2003, and the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Judo in New Brunswick
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Judo in Canada
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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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1924 births
2020 deaths
Canadian male judoka
Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick
20th-century Canadian sportspeople
21st-century Canadian sportspeople
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