Christa Deguchi (
出口 クリスタ ''Deguchi Christa,'' born 29 October 1995) is a Canadian
judo
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ka.
Switch to representing Canada
In 2017, Deguchi switched to representing Canada from where she was born, Japan. Deguchi's dad is from Canada and this allowed her to compete for the country. In 2012, Deguchi was approached to represent Canada, before she competed for Japan but she refused. Realizing her best bet to make the Olympics would be competing for Canada, Deguchi eventually agreed to represent Canada.
Career
Deguchi participated at the
2018 World Judo Championships
The 2018 World Judo Championships was held between 20 and 27 September 2018 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Schedule
''All times are local (Time in Azerbaijan, UTC+4).''
Medal summary Medal Table
Men's events
Women's e ...
, winning a bronze medal. This made her the first female judoka representing Canada to win a
World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place) by the International Judo ...
medal.
She won her first gold medal in the 2019 world championship
In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the
2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.
In August 2022, competing in her first major
multi-sport event
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, the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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, Deguchi won the gold medal, defeating
Acelya Toprak of England in the gold medal match of the
57 kg event.
In 2022, she won gold at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku.
International Results
Representing Canada
As of 27 August 2019
Representing Japan
See also
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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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1995 births
Living people
Canadian female judoka
Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
People from Nagano (city)
World judo champions
21st-century Canadian women
Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada