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Antoine Valois-Fortier
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Valois-Fortier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s) Antonio, Tony
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation Judoka
Height 1.89 m
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Judo
Weight class –81 kg
Rank      5th dan black belt in Judo
Club Shidokan
Coached by Nicolas Gill
Marie-Helene Chisholm
Sergio Pessoa Sr.
Retired 2 December 2021
Achievements and titles
World finals Silver (2014)
Regional finals (2016, 2018, 2019)
Olympic finals Bronze (2012)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze 2012 London ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Silver 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2015 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2018 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2019 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2012 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2020 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2014 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2020 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2019 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2019 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Antoine Valois-Fortier (born 13 March 1990) is a Canadian retired 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.

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. 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.

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

Honours

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Antoine Valois-Fortier para niños

  • Judo in Quebec
  • Judo in Canada
  • List of Canadian judoka
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