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.[1]

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Antoine Valois-Fortier
Valois-Fortier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Antonio, Tony[1]
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[2]
ClubShidokan[1]
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
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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

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