Jessica Klimkait

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Jessica Klimkait
2018 World Judo Championships 147.jpg
Klimkait (right) in 2018
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 27)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2021)
Pan American Champ. (2017)
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent –57 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Panama City –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San José –57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha –57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Osaka –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Düsseldorf –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Antalya –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ekaterinburg –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ekaterinburg –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest –57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hohhot –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cancún –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hohhot –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hohhot –57 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Miami –52 kg
Updated on 9 October 2022.

Jessica Klimkait (born December 31, 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category.[1] In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightfoot (57 kg) final at the championships in Budapest, Hungary; the win also qualified her for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[2] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

In 2013 at the Cadet (U18) World Championship in Miami she became the first Canadian female judoka to win an age group world championship.[4] She won gold at the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships.[5]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[8]

In June 2021, Klimkait was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[9] She won the bronze medal in the 57-kilogram (126 lb) class with a win over Kaja Kajzer of Slovenia, by waza-ari.[10][3]

Early life

Klimkait began practicing judo at the age of five at the Ajax Budokan Judo Club after watching her older brother's involvement in the sport.[11]

Senior International results

Medals
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1 0 0
World Masters 0 0 1
Grand Slam 1 1 2
Continental Championships 1 0 1
Grand Prix 1 4 2
Continental Open 1 1 2
Continental Cup 1 1 0
Totals 6 7 8
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
World Judo Championships 3R 3R 2R 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Judo Championships 5 1R 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IJF World Masters 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 1R 5
Grand Slam Dusseldorf 1R
Grand Slam Ekaterinburg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Grand Slam Osaka 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Slam Paris 1R 2R 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Grand Slam Tokyo 1R 2R 1R
Grand Prix Budapest 5
Grand Prix Cancun 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Grand Prix Hohhot 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Grand Prix Montreal 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Grand Prix Zagreb 1R 1R 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Open Glasgow 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Open Madrid 2R
European Open Oberwart 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oceanian Open Wollongong 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Open San Salvador 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Cup Orenburg 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Cup Podcetrtek 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Klimkait". Judo Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jessica Klimkait becomes Canada's 2nd judo world champion, qualifies for Olympics". CBC Sports. CBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cadet World Championships Miami, Event, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pan American Championships Senior 2017 / IJF.org". ijf.org. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved January 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Gillen, Nancy (January 11, 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (April 1, 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Awad, Brandi (June 30, 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Canada's Jessica Klimkait wins judo bronze". 680 News. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Cayley, Shawn (October 20, 2011). "Whitby's Jessica Klimkait impresses on the judo scene". Toronto.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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