Marie-Hélène Chisholm (born January 8, 1979, in
Port-Cartier, Quebec
Port-Cartier () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.
Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at t ...
) is a
Canadian
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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. She won a gold medal at the 2002 A Tournament in
Sofia
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,
Bulgaria
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in the 70 kg category.
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 Columbia u ...
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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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1979 births
Living people
Olympic judoka for Canada
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Canadian female judoka
Martial artists from Quebec
Sportspeople from Côte-Nord
21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Sportswomen from Quebec
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