Christa Deguchi
Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Japanese-born Canadian judoka.[2] She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 57 kg event, after winning gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Her victory made her the first ever Canadian to win gold in judo at the Olympics.[3][4]
Though competing for Canada, Deguchi still lives and trains in Shiojiri, Japan.[5][6]
Early life
[edit]Deguchi was born in Japan to a Canadian father and Japanese mother.[7] Her younger sister Kelly Deguchi was born shortly after, and is also a judoka for Canada.[8]
Career
[edit]In 2012, Deguchi was first approached to represent Canada in judo. She competed for Japan at the time and refused to switch. Realizing her best bet to make the Olympics would be competing for Canada, Deguchi eventually agreed to represent Canada in 2017.[9][10]
Deguchi participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a bronze medal. This made her the first female judoka representing Canada to win a World Judo Championships medal.[11][12] She won her first gold medal in the 2019 world championship
In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[13] In August 2022, competing in her first major multi-sport event, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Deguchi won the gold medal, defeating Acelya Toprak of England in the gold medal match of the 57 kg event.[14][15]
In 2022, she won gold at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku.[16]
International Results
[edit]Representing Canada
[edit]As of 27 August 2019
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| World Championships | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Masters | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental Championships | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Prix | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Open | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| World Masters | 2R | ||
| Grand Slam Abu Dhabi | 2R | ||
| Grand Slam Ekaterinburg |
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| Grand Slam Osaka | 5 | ||
| Grand Slam Paris |
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| Grand Slam Tokyo | 1R | ||
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| European Open Odivelas |
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Representing Japan
[edit]| Tournament | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| World U21 Championships |
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| Grand Slam Tokyo |
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| Grand Slam Tyumen | 5 | ||
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| European Open Rome |
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| Tournament Aix-En-Provence U20 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Christa DEGUCHI". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Christa DEGUCHI / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
- ^ "Canada's Christa Deguchi captures Canada's first Olympic gold medal in women's judo". CBC Sports. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Christa Deguchi to Don Canada's Colours for the First Time". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Top-ranked Deguchi named to Canada's judo team over Tokyo bronze medallist Klimkait". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Japanese-born Christa Deguchi misses out on Olympic selection for Canada". The Japan Times. 9 June 2021.
- ^ "A Gold and Silver On the Tatami for the Deguchi Sisters". CommonwealthSport.ca. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Young, Henry (22 September 2018). "Christa Deguchi: The judoka who could come back to haunt Japan". Atlanta, Georgia, USA: CNN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Christa Deguchi becomes Canada's 1st Olympic judoka champion". www.cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Christa Deguchi first-ever Canadian woman to medal at judo worlds". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Canada's Christa Deguchi claims bronze medal at judo world championship". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (31 July 2022). "Christa Deguchi needs to 'chill': Canadian judoka chasing Olympic dream at Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Canadian Press. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Charron, Deguchi and McIntosh top the podium for Canada at Commonwealth Games". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. Canadian Press. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (4 November 2022). "Deguchi captures judo gold medal at Baku Grand Slam". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Christa DEGUCHI / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
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- Christa Deguchi at the International Judo Federation
- Christa Deguchi at the International Judo Federation
- Christa Deguchi at JudoInside.com
- Christa Deguchi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Christa Deguchi at The-Sports.org
- Christa Deguchi on Instagram
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1980–97: −56 kg • 1999–present: –57 kg | |
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian female judoka
- Japanese female judoka
- World judo champions
- Sportspeople from Nagano (city)
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Japanese people of Canadian descent
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Canada
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in judo
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen