Jean-François Marceau (born 26 September 1976
) is a male
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, 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 Encyc ...
ka from
Canada
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, who won the gold medal at the 2004 US Judo Open in the men's 81 kg division. He beat Shintaro Kakuchi of Japan in the final.
He is the executive director of Judo Québec.
Among his titles:
* 5 times Canadian senior champion
* 2 times Canadian juvenile champion
* 1 time Canadian junior champion
* 2004 U.S. Open champion - 81 kg. gold
* 2003 Pan American Games - 73 kg- bronze
* 2002 Commonwealth Games - 73 kg- bronze
He has also won medals at other competitions including Rendez-vous Canada, Les Jeux de la Francophonie and the Swedish Open.
See also
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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 V ...
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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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1976 births
Living people
Canadian male judoka
Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in judo
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Pan American Games bronze medalists in judo
Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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