# 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, and coaches for those competitions.

## Judo Canada Hall of Fame

The following judoka are members of Judo Canada's Hall of Fame, which was created in 1996 to honour Canada's "ambassadors of judo". There are two categories: 'athletes' and 'builders'.

### Athletes
#### 2023

* Sophie Roberge

#### 2018

* Glenn Beauchamp
* Amy Cotton
* Frazer Will

#### 2017

* Lyne Poirier
* Nathalie Gosselin

#### 2014

* Luce Baillargeon
* Michelle Buckingham
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm

#### 2013

* Keith Morgan
* Ewan Beaton

#### 2012

* Pier Morten

#### 2008

* Nicolas Gill

#### 2001

* Louis Jani

#### 2000

* Rainer Fischer
* Sandra Greaves

#### 1999

* Wayne Erdman

#### 1998

* Fred Blaney
* Joe Meli
* Lorraine Methot
* Tina Takahashi

#### 1997

* Brad Farrow

#### 1996

* Mark Berger
* Kevin Doherty
* Doug Rogers
* Phil Takahashi

### Builders
#### 2022

* Roger Tremblay

#### 2019

* Guy Sunada

#### 2015

* Al Hadvick

#### 2014

* Allan Sattin
* Joe Serianni

#### 2012

* Serge Piquette

#### 2007

* Jacques Lamade
* Giselle Gravel
* Céline Darveau

#### 2005

* Vincent Grifo

#### 2004

* Gérard Blanchet
* Yuzuru Kojima
* Perry Teale

#### 2003

* Yves LeGal
* Carl Schell

#### 2001

* Yeiji Inouye

#### 2000

* Yoshitaka Mori
* Frank Sakai
* Daniel Tabouret

#### 1999

* William Doherty
* Tomoaki Doi

#### 1998

* Tomatsu Mitani
* Hiroshi Nakamura
* Masao Takahashi
* Satoru Tamoto

#### 1997

* Leo Haunsberger
* Steve Kamino

#### 1996

* Raymond Damblant
* Frank Hatashita
* Yoshio Katsuta
* Mamoru Oye
* Shigetaka Sasaki
* Yoshio Senda
* Masatoshi Umetsu
* Kenneth Whitney

## Lifetime members of Judo Canada

The following judoka were made lifetime members of Judo Canada in recognition of their major contributions to judo in Canada. Everyone in the Judo Canada Hall of Fame is also a lifetime member.

### 2022

* Roger Tremblay

### 2019

* Guy Sunada

### 2018

* Glenn Beauchamp
* Amy Cotton
* Frazer Will

### 2017

* Nathalie Gosselin
* Lyne Poirier

### 2015

* Al Hadvick

### 2014

* Luce Baillargeon
* Michelle Buckingham
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Allan Sattin
* Joe Serianni

### 2013

* Keith Morgan
* Ewan Beaton

### 2012

* Pier Morten

### 2011

* Serge Piquette

### 2008

* Nicolas Gill

### 2007

* Céline Darveau
* Gisèle Gravel
* Jacques Lamade

### 2005

* Vincent Grifo

### 2004

* Gérard Blanchet
* James O'Sullivan

### 2003

* Yuzuru Kojima
* Yves LeGal
* Tom Mukai
* Momoru Oye
* Carl Schell

### 2001

* Yeiji Inouye
* Louis Jani
* Hiroshi Nakamura

### 2000

* Rainer Fischer
* Sandra Greaves
* Doug Rogers
* Daniel Tabouret

### 1999

* Wayne Erdman
* John Wright

### 1998

* Fred Blaney
* Joe Meli
* Lorraine Methot
* Tina Takahashi

### 1997

* William Doherty
* Brad Farrow

### 1996

* Mark Berger
* Kevin Doherty
* Tokio Kamino
* Phil Takahashi
* Goki Uemura
* Kenneth Whitney

### 1994

* Takeo Kawasaki
* Kunji Kuramoto
* Yonezuka Sakai

### 1988

* Joseph Lestrage

### 1987

* Leo Haunsberger
* Hisao Kuwada
* Yoshio Senda
* Masao Takahashi
* Harushi Tanigami

### 1985

* Frank Hatashita

### 1984

* Tomoaki Doi
* Yoshitaka Mori
* Shigetaka Sasaki
* Saturu Tamoto

### 1983

* Yoshio Katsuta

### 1982

* Tom Kamino
* Eiki Kawano
* Kameo Kawaguchi
* Hiroshi Mitani
* Frank Moritsugu
* Genichi Nakahara
* Shigeo Nakamura
* Mitsuyuki Sakata
* Masatoshi Umetsu
* Perry Teale

### 1980

* Yutaka Okimura

## Kōdansha

The following is a list of Canada's kōdansha ('high dan holders').

### Kudan (ninth dan)

* Raymond Damblant
* Yeiji Inouye
* Hiroshi Nakamura
* Mamoru Oye
* Yoshio Senda

### Hachidan (eighth dan)

* Mark Berger
* William Doherty
* Vincent Grifo
* Frank Hatashita
* Mitchell Kawasaki
* Yuzuru Kojima
* Yves LeGal
* Yoshitaka Mori
* Tom Mukai
* Genichiro Nakahara
* Yutaka Okimura
* Yonekazu Sakai
* Shigetaka Sasaki
* Masao Takahashi
* Satoru Tamoto
* Goki Uemura
* Duncan Vignale

## Olympic Games

The following judoka have represented Canada at the Olympic Games. There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

### Paris 2024
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Christa Deguchi
* Kelly Deguchi
* Shady Elnahas
* François Gauthier-Drapeau
* Arthur Margelidon
* Ana Laura Portuondo Isasi

#### Coaches

* Janusz Pawlowski
* Antoine Valois-Fortier

### Tokyo 2020

The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were held from 23 July to 8 August 2021.

#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Shady Elnahas
* Ecaterina Guica
* Jessica Klimkait
* Arthur Margelidon
* Antoine Valois-Fortier

#### Coaches

* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Janusz Pawlowski

### Rio de Janeiro 2016
#### Athletes

* Antoine Bouchard
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Ecaterina Guica
* Kelita Zupancic
* Kyle Reyes
* Sergio Pessoa

#### Coaches

* Nicolas Gill
* Michel Almeida
* Sasha Mehmedovic

### London 2012
#### Athletes

* Amy Cotton
* Alexandre Emond
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Joliane Melançon
* Sergio Pessoa
* Nicholas Tritton
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Kelita Zupancic

#### Coaches

* Nicolas Gill
* Sergio Pessoa

### Beijing 2008
#### Athletes

* Marylise Lévesque
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Keith Morgan
* Nicholas Tritton
* Frazer Will

#### Coaches

* Nicolas Gill
* Sergio Pessoa

### Athens 2004
#### Athletes

* Amy Cotton
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Nicolas Gill
* Carolyne Lepage
* Keith Morgan
* Catherine Roberge

#### Coaches

* Hiroshi Nakamura
* Ewan Beaton

### Sydney 2000
#### Athletes

* Luce Baillargeon
* Michelle Buckingham
* Nicolas Gill
* Keith Morgan
* Kimberly Ribble
* Sophie Roberge

#### Coaches

* Hiroshi Nakamura

### Atlanta 1996
#### Athletes

* Ewan Beaton
* Michelle Buckingham
* Nancy Filteau
* Nicolas Gill
* Nathalie Gosselin
* Niki Jenkins
* Carolyne Lepage
* Colin Morgan
* Keith Morgan
* Marie-Josée Morneau
* Taro Tan

#### Coaches

* Hiroshi Nakamura
* Andrzej Sądej

### Barcelona 1992
#### Athletes

* Ewan Beaton
* Michelle Buckingham
* Jean-Pierre Cantin
* Nicolas Gill
* Sandra Greaves
* Roman Hatashita
* Brigitte Lastrade
* Pascale Mainville
* Jane Patterson
* Lyne Poirier
* Patrick Roberge
* Alison Webb

#### Coaches

* Lionel Langlais
* Andrzej Sądej

### Seoul 1988
#### Athletes

* Glenn Beauchamp
* Kevin Doherty
* Louis Jani
* Joseph Meli
* Phil Takahashi
* Craig Weldon

#### Coaches

* Hiroshi Nakamura
* Tina Takahashi

### Los Angeles 1984
#### Athletes

* Glenn Beauchamp
* Mark Berger
* Fred Blaney
* Kevin Doherty
* Brad Farrow
* Louis Jani
* Joseph Meli
* Phil Takahashi

#### Coaches

* Jim Kojima

### Moscow 1980

A team was selected, but Canada boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

#### Athletes

* Alain Cyr
* Brad Farrow
* Tom Greenway
* Gary Hirose
* Tim Hirose
* Louis Jani
* Phil Takahashi

#### Coaches

* Yoshio Senda

### Montreal 1976
#### Athletes

* Wayne Erdman
* Brad Farrow
* Rainer Fischer
* Tom Greenway
* Joseph Meli

#### Coaches

* Hiroshi Nakamura

### Munich 1972
#### Athletes

* Terry Farnsworth
* Philip Illingworth
* William McGregor
* Doug Rogers
* Alan Sakai

#### Coaches

* Leo Haunsberger

### Tokyo 1964
#### Athletes

* Doug Rogers

## Paralympic Games

The following judoka have represented Canada at the Paralympic Games. There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

### Tokyo 2020

The 2020 Summer Paralympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

#### Athletes

* Priscilla Gagné

#### Coaches

* Andrzej Sądej

### Rio de Janeiro 2016
#### Athletes

* Priscilla Gagné
* Tony Walby

### London 2012
#### Athletes

* Justin Karn
* Tim Rees
* Tony Walby

#### Coaches

* Tom Thompson

### Beijing 2008
#### Athletes

* William Morgan

#### Coaches

* Tom Thompson

### Athens 2004
#### Athletes

* William Morgan

#### Coaches

* Tom Thompson

### Sydney 2000
#### Athletes

* William Morgan
* Pier Morten

#### Coaches

* Tom Thompson

### Atlanta 1996
#### Athletes

* Pier Morten

### Barcelona 1992
#### Athletes

* Pier Morten

### Seoul 1988
#### Athletes

* Eddie Morten
* Pier Morten

## World Judo Championships

The following judoka have represented Canada at the World Judo Championships. There are two categories: athletes and coaches.

### Abu Dhabi 2024
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Christa Deguchi
* Kelly Deguchi
* Shady Elnahas
* Julien Frascadore
* François Gauthier-Drapeau
* Jessica Klimkait
* Louis Krieber-Gagnon
* Arthur Margelidon
* Ana Laura Portuondo Isasi
* Kyle Reyes

### Doha 2023
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Christa Deguchi
* Kelly Deguchi
* Shady Elnahas
* François Gauthier-Drapeau
* Jessica Klimkait
* Louis Krieber-Gagnon
* Arthur Margelidon
* Kyle Reyes

### Tashkent 2022
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Marc Deschenes
* Christa Deguchi
* Kelly Deguchi
* Shady Elnahas
* François Gauthier-Drapeau
* Jessica Klimkait
* Arthur Margelidon
* Kyle Reyes

### Budapest 2021
#### Athletes

* Étienne Briand
* Christa Deguchi
* Marc Deschenes
* Shady Elnahas
* Mohab Elnahas
* Jessica Klimkait
* Ecaterina Guica
* Kyle Reyes

### Tokyo 2019
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Étienne Briand
* Zachary Burt
* Shady Elnahas
* Christa Deguchi
* Constantin Gabun
* Ecaterina Gucia
* Jessica Klimkait
* Arthur Margelidon
* Kyle Reyes
* Jacob Valois
* Antoine Valois-Fortier

### Baku 2018
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Antoine Bouchard
* Étienne Briand
* Emily Burt
* Zachary Burt
* Christa Deguchi
* Ecaterina Gucia
* Jessica Klimkait
* Louis Krieber-Gagon
* Arthur Margelidon
* Kyle Reyes
* Stéphanie Tremblay
* Kelita Zupancic

### Budapest 2017
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Antoine Bouchard
* Étienne Briand
* Zachary Burt
* Ecaterina Gucia
* Ana Laura Portundo Isasi
* Jessica Klimkait
* Louis Krieber-Gagon
* Bradley Langois
* Arthur Margelidon
* Kyle Reyes
* Stéphanie Tremblay
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Kelita Zupancic

### Astana 2015
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Antoine Bouchard
* Étienne Briand
* Patrick Gagné
* Ecaterina Gucia
* Arthur Margelidon
* Sérgio Pessoa Jr
* Alix Renaud-Roy
* Kyle Reyes
* Stéphanie Tremblay
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Kelita Zupancic

### Chelyabinsk 2014
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Antoine Bouchard
* Étienne Briand
* Monica Burgess
* Patrick Gagné
* Alexis Morin-Martel
* Kyle Reyes
* Catherine Roberge
* Stéphanie Tremblay
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Kelita Zupancic

### Rio de Janeiro 2013
#### Athletes

* Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
* Étienne Briand
* Amy Cotton
* Alexandre Emond
* Patrick Gagné
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Joliane Melançon
* Alexis Morin-Martel
* Sérgio Pessoa Jr
* Catherine Roberge
* Stéphanie Tremblay
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Kelita Zupancic

### Paris 2011
#### Athletes

* Amy Cotton
* Alexandre Emond
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Joliane Melançon
* Guillaume Perrault
* Michal Popiel
* Catherine Roberge
* Nicholas Tritton
* Antoine Valois-Fortier
* Frazer Will
* Kelita Zupancic

### Tokyo 2010
#### Athletes

* Amy Cotton
* Alexandre Emond
* Kalem Kachur
* Isabel Latulippe
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Joliane Melançon
* Guillaume Perrault
* Sérgio Pessoa Jr
* Michal Popiel
* Catherine Roberge
* Nicholas Tritton
* Frazer Will
* Kelita Zupancic

### Rotterdam 2009
#### Athletes

* Amy Cotton
* Scott Edward
* Alexandre Emond
* Kalem Kachur
* Joliane Melançon
* Sérgio Pessoa Jr
* Michal Popiel
* Nicholas Tritton

### Rio de Janeiro 2007
#### Athletes

* Olia Berger
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Isabel Latulippe
* Marylise Levesque
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Keith Morgan
* Catherine Roberge
* Aminata Sall
* Nicholas Tritton
* Frazer Will

### Cairo 2005
#### Athletes

* Olia Berger
* Michelle Buckingham
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Alexandru Ciupe
* Amy Cotton
* Isabel Latulippe
* Sasha Mehmedovic
* Catherine Roberge
* Aminata Sall
* Nicholas Tritton
* Frazer Will

### Osaka 2003
#### Athletes

* Michelle Buckingham
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Amy Cotton
* Nicolas Gill
* Carolyne Lepage
* Jean-François Marceau
* Keith Morgan
* Aminata Sall
* Daniel-Guillaume Simard

### Munich 2001
#### Athletes

* Michelle Buckingham
* Marie-Hélène Chisholm
* Alexandru Ciupe
* Stéphane Chrétien
* Nicolas Gill
* Jacynthe Maloney
* Jean-François Marceau
* Keith Morgan
* Sophie Roberge
* Aminata Sall

### Birmingham 1999
#### Athletes

* Luce Baillargeon
* Nicolas Gill
* Niki Jenkins
* Brigette Lastrade
* Carolyne Lepage
* Keith Morgan
* Sophie Roberge

### Paris 1997
#### Athletes

* Luce Baillargeon
* Michelle Buckingham
* Brigette Lastrade
* Carolyne Lepage
* Keith Morgan

### Chiba 1995
#### Athletes

* Ewan Beaton
* Michelle Buckingham
* Nicolas Gill
* Nathalie Gosselin
* Renee Hock
* Niki Jenkins
* Nancy Filteau
* James Kendrick
* Carolyne Lepage
* David Miller
* Keith Morgan
* Maxime Roberge
* Sophie Roberge
* Taro Tan

### Hamilton 1993
#### Athletes

* Ewan Beaton
* Michelle Buckingham
* Jean-Pierre Cantin
* Nicolas Gill
* Renee Hock
* Louis Jani
* Niki Jenkins
* Jan Karnik
* Brigette Lastrade
* Colin Morgan
* Jane Patterson
* Dominique Pilon
* Sophie Roberge
* Taro Tan

### Barcelona 1991
#### Athletes

* Ewan Beaton
* Jean-Pierre Cantin
* Andrée Dupont
* Nicolas Gill
* Roman Hatashita
* Louis Jani
* Kimberly Bergey Kaip
* Brigette Lastrade
* Pascale Mainville
* Jane Patterson
* Lyne Porier
* Allison Webb

### Belgrade 1989
#### Athletes

* Ronald Angus
* Jean-Pierre Cantin
* Mandy Clayton
* Roger Côté
* Nathalie Gosselin
* Sandra Greaves
* Roman Hatashita
* James Kendrick
* Charlotte Streicek
* Aartje Vroegh
* Allison Webb
* Kevin West

### Essen 1987
#### Athletes

* Fred Blaney
* Jean-Pierre Cantin
* Mandy Clayton
* Kevin Doherty
* Sandra Greaves
* Kathy Hubble
* Hartley Jones
* Joe Meli
* Jane Patterson
* Lyne Porier
* Karen Sheffield
* Steven Sheffield
* Allison Webb

### Maastricht 1986
#### Athletes

* Mandy Clayton
* Sandra Greaves
* Kathy Hubble
* Lyne Porier
* Karen Sheffield
* Allison Webb

### Seoul 1985
#### Athletes

* Glenn Beauchamp
* Mark Berger
* Fred Blaney
* Kevin Doherty
* Brad Farrow
* Louis Jani
* Joe Meli
* Phil Takahashi

### Vienna 1984
#### Athletes

* Nancy Filteau
* Lorraine Méthot
* Karen Sheffield
* Tina Takahashi
* Susan Ulrich
* Aartje Vroegh

### Moscow 1983
#### Athletes

* Mark Berger
* Fred Blaney
* Alain Cyr
* Kevin Doherty
* Brad Farrow
* Tim Hirose
* Louis Jani
* Phil Takahashi

### Paris 1982
#### Athletes

* Diane Amyot
* Mandy Clayton
* Nancy Filteau
* Lorraine Méthot
* Karen Sheffield
* Tina Takahashi

### Maastricht 1981
#### Athletes

* Mark Berger
* Brad Farrow
* Alain Cyr
* Kevin Doherty
* Gary Hirose
* Joe Meli
* Phil Takahashi

### New York 1980
#### Athletes

* Andrée Barrette
* Sara Hockett
* Lorraine Méthot
* Karen Millar
* Karen Sheffield
* Tina Takahashi
* Susan Ulrich

### Paris 1979
#### Athletes

* Alain Cyr
* Brad Farrow
* Tom Greenway
* Gary Hirose
* Tim Hirose
* Louis Jani
* Phil Takahashi

### Vienna 1975
#### Athletes

* Wayne Erdman
* Brad Farrow
* Rainer Fisher
* Daniel Hardy
* Gary Hirose
* Chris Preobrazenski

### Lausanne 1973
#### Athletes

* Wayne Erdman
* Terry Farnworth
* Mitchell Kawasaki
* Paul Kereliuk
* Roger Perron
* Alan Sakai
* Goki Uemura
* Udo Werner

### Ludwigshafen 1971
#### Athletes

* Nick Bleyendaal
* Gordon Buttle
* Wayne Erdman
* Terry Farnworth
* Mitchell Kawasaki
* Charles Maingon
* Henry Mukai
* John O'Neil
* Ron Powell

### Mexico City 1969
#### Athletes

* Nick Bleyendaal
* Gilles Champagne
* Albert Dore
* Vincent Grifo
* Marcel Gueymard
* Gary Hirose
* Algis Liauba
* Charles Maingon
* Henry Mukai
* Rick Yodogawa

### Salt Lake City 1967
#### Athletes

* Pat Bolger
* Gordon Buttle
* Mike Johnson
* Doug Rogers
* Tom Tamura

### Rio de Janeiro 1965
#### Athletes

* Doug Rogers

### Paris 1961
#### Athletes

* Manfred Matt

### Tokyo 1958
#### Athletes

* Masatoshi Umetsu

### Tokyo 1956
#### Athletes

* Bernard Gauthier