Antoine Valois-Fortier
Valois-Fortier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Antonio, Tony[2]
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 33)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
ClubShidokan[2]
Coached byNicolas Gill
Marie-Helene Chisholm
Sergio Pessoa Sr.[3]
Retired2 December 2021[4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
World Champ.Silver (2014)
Pan American Champ. (2016, 2018, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2216
JudoInside.com45258
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Antoine Valois-Fortier (born 13 March 1990) is a Canadian retired[4] judoka who won the bronze medal in the −81 kg category at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first Canadian to win a medal in Olympic judo in twelve years and the fifth to win one in Canadian history.[2]

Career

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.[5] 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.

At the 2016 Olympics he won his first two bouts, but then lost the third bout to the eventual gold medalist Khasan Khalmurzaev and the repechage match to a bronze medalist Takanori Nagase.[6]

In June 2021, Valois-Fortier was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[7] In December 2021, Valois-Fortier announced his retirement from competitive judo. Valos-Forter will remain a part of the national team, as a coach.[8]

Honours

In 2012 Valois-Fortier was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Antoine Valois-Fortier". Canadian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Antoine Valois-Fortier". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Valois-Fortier and Daniela Krukower become coach in Canada". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ Brydon, James (31 July 2012). "Valois-Fortier Wins Bronze in Men's Judo". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. ^ Young, Leslie (9 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Antoine Valois-Fortier out of judo medal contention". Global News. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Canadian Olympic medallist Valois-Fortier retires from competitive judo". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ^ "London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

Media related to Antoine Valois-Fortier at Wikimedia Commons

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