Alexandre Émond (born 25 May 1984 in
Laval, Quebec
Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in C ...
) 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"). ...
. He competed 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 ...
in the
90 kg event and was eliminated in the first round by the British judoka
Winston Gordon
Winston Alanzo Gordon (born 9 November 1976) is a former British judoka, who competed at three Olympic Games.
Biography
Gordon was born in Lambeth, London. He came to prominence when becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight ...
.
Émond has enjoyed success at the
Pan American Judo Championships
The Pan American Judo Championships are continental judo Championships organized by the Pan American Judo Confederation since 2009. Previous championships were organized by the Panamerican Judo Union. From 2022 they are renamed to Pan American-O ...
winning two gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 2008 and 2012. He also won the bronze medal at the
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
.
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
Alexandre Emondat JudoInside
1984 births
Living people
Canadian male judoka
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of Canada
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in judo
Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec
Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
20th-century Canadian people
21st-century Canadian people
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