Kyle Reyes (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian
judoka who competes in the men's 100 kg category. Reyes was born in
Brampton
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, Ontario, Canada.
Reyes won the gold medal the
2013 World Junior Championships in
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...
, became the first Canadian judoka to win a
World Junior Championships gold medal.
In June 2016, he was named to
Canada's Olympic team.
While born in Brampton, he was raised in
Toronto
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.
See also
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Judo in Ontario
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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 "Steve" Sasaki in Vancouver in 1924. S ...
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List of Canadian judoka
References
External links
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Kyle Reyesat
Judo Canada
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(archived)
Canadian male judoka
1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Toronto
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Canada
Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
21st-century Canadian people
Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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