Sasha Mehmedovic is 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"). ...
. At the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
he competed in the
Men's 66 kg, but was defeated in the second round.
Portrait
In 2010 the Portrait Society of Canada held a month-long exhibition at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto, titled "Canadian Olympic Athletes: a Dialogue in Art", that featured
portraits of Canadian Olympic athletes painted by members of the Society. One of the portraits, painted with
oil by Society founder and president
Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan, is of Mehmedovic.
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Judo in Ontario
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Ontario since 1942.
History
Judo was introduced to Canada in the early twentieth century by Japanese migrants, and was limited to British Columbi ...
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Judo in Quebec
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Quebec since 1946.
History
Judo was introduced to Canada in the early twentieth century by Japanese migrants, and was limited to British Columbi ...
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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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Canadian male judoka
Living people
Olympic judoka for Canada
Serbian emigrants to Canada
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
1985 births
Sportspeople from Pančevo
Sportspeople from Montreal
Canadian people of Serbian descent
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