Nicolas Gill (born 24 April 1972 in

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) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural

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. He received a silver medal in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics. Gill was honored by his teammates as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of

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, and had voted 'yes' in the 1995 Quebec referendum. Gill went on the lose his opening match which eliminated him from the tournament. In 2007, he received the ''prix reconnaissance'' from UQAM as a TÉLUQ student. He has since become a coach; one of his athletes,

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, won a bronze medal at the

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Videos of Nicolas Gill in action
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Canadian Olympic Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Nicolas 1972 births Living people Canadian male judoka Canadian people of Indian descent Olympic judoka for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Montreal Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Pan American Games medalists in judo Goodwill Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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