Jessica Klimkait
![]() Klimkait (right) in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27) Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Judoka |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –57 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
World Champ. | ![]() |
Pan American Champ. | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games | 5th (2014) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 7725 |
JudoInside.com | 80703 |
Updated on 20 May 2024 |
Jessica Klimkait (born 31 December 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 lightweight (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
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Olympic games | 1 | ||
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 |
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World Judo Championships | 3R | 3R | 2R | ![]() | |||||
Pan American Judo Championships | 5 | 1R | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
IJF World Masters | ![]() | ||||||||
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi | 1R | 5 | |||||||
Grand Slam Düsseldorf | 1R | ||||||||
Grand Slam Ekaterinburg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Grand Slam Osaka | ![]() | ||||||||
Grand Slam Paris | 1R | 2R | ![]() | ||||||
Grand Slam Tokyo | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||||
Grand Prix Budapest | 5 | ||||||||
Grand Prix Cancún | ![]() | ||||||||
Grand Prix Hohhot | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Grand Prix Montreal | ![]() | ||||||||
Grand Prix Zagreb | 1R | 1R | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
European Open Glasgow | ![]() | ||||||||
European Open Madrid | 2R | ||||||||
European Open Oberwart | ![]() | ||||||||
Oceanian Open Wollongong | ![]() | ||||||||
Pan American Open San Salvador | ![]() | ||||||||
European Cup Orenburg | ![]() | ||||||||
European Cup Podcetrtek | ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ "Jessica Klimkait". Judo Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Klimkait becomes Canada's 2nd judo world champion, qualifies for Olympics". CBC Sports. CBC. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Cadet World Championships Miami, Event, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Pan American Championships Senior 2017 / IJF.org". ijf.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Jessica Klimkait wins judo bronze". 680 News. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Cayley, Shawn (20 October 2011). "Whitby's Jessica Klimkait impresses on the judo scene". Toronto.com-CA. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links
- Jessica Klimkait at the International Judo Federation
- Jessica Klimkait at JudoInside.com
- Jessica Klimkait at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Jessica Klimkait at Olympics.com
- Jessica Klimkait at Olympedia
- Jessica Klimkait at The-Sports.org
- Jessica Klimkait on Instagram
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