Keith Morgan (born November 12, 1973, in

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) is a retired

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, who competed in four consecutive

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, and won four medals at the

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Sporting career

Morgan represented his native country at four consecutive

, starting in

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. He was affiliated with the Club de Judo Shikodan in

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. He is the

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brother of

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, who competed as a judoka at the

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. Morgan was inducted into Judo Canada's Hall of Fame in 2013. Keith is also a sponsored athlete of Healy Ford.

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* 1973 births Living people Canadian male judoka Canadian twins Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for Canada Sportspeople from Calgary Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in judo Universiade medalists in judo Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-judo-bio-stub

Sporting career

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