Antoine Valois-Fortier
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Antonio, Tony |
| Born | March 13, 1990 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Judo |
| Club | Shidokan |
| Coached by | Nicolas Gill |
| Retired | December 2, 2021 |
Medal record | |
Antoine Valois-Fortier (born March 13, 1990) is a Canadian former athlete. He is best known as a judoka.[1]
History
[change | change source]He was the winner of the Canadian National Judo Championship in the -81 kg category in 2010.[2]
Valois-Fortier won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, defeating Travis Stevens of the United States in the men's 81 kg half-middleweight judo.[3] It was the Canada's first medal in Olympic Judo since 2000 when his coach Nicolas Gill won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
On December 2, 2021, Valois-Fortier announced that he was retiring and was going to become a coach for the Canadian national team.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Antoine Valois-Fortier". SportsReference.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Antoine Valois-Fortier". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian judoka Antoine Valois-Fortier wins bronze". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Antoine Valois-Fortier Earns Olympic Bronze Medal!". Judo Canada. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Olympic medallist Valois-Fortier retires from competitive judo". CBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2024.