Antoine Valois-Fortier

Antoine Valois-Fortier
Personal information
Nickname(s) Antonio, Tony[1]
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 81 kg (179 lb) (2012)[1]
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Judo
Club Shidokan[1]
Coached by Nicolas Gill
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals

Antoine Valois-Fortier (born 13 March 1990) is a Canadian judoka who won the bronze medal in the Men's -81 kg category at the Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics, making him the first Canadian to win a medal in Olympic Judo in twelve years and the fifth to win one in Olympic history. In 2010 he won the Canadian National Judo Championship in the -81 kg category.[1] Valois-Fortier is coached by Nicolas Gill, Marie-Helene Chisholm and Sergio Pessoa Sr.[2]

2012 Summer Olympics

Valois-Fortier entered the 2012 Olympics ranked 21st in the world in his weight class. He pulled off several upset victories, including a win over Olympic gold medalist Elnur Mammadli, to make the quarterfinals. He lost to Ivan Nifontov of Russia, but made the repechage and defeated Emmanuel Lucenti of Argentina to enter the bronze medal match against Travis Stevens, which he then won.[3] Valois-Fortier's win is Canada's first Olympic medal in Judo since 2000, which was a silver won by his coach Nicolas Gill, and only the fifth won by a Canadian in Olympic history.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Antoine Valois-Fortier". Canadian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Antoine Valois-Fortier "Antoine Valois-Fortier" Check |url= value (help). Official London 2012 website. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Brydon, James (2012-07-31). "Valois-Fortier Wins Bronze in Men's Judo". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-07-31.

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