Christa Deguchi

Christa Deguchi
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1995-10-29) October 29, 1995
Nagano, Japan
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Judo
Event(s) –57 kg
Medal record
World Championships
2018 Baku–57 kg

Christa Deguchi (born October 29, 1995) is a Canadian judoka.[1]

Switch to representing Canada

In 2017, Deguchi switched to representing Canada from where she was born, Japan. Deguchi's dad is from Canada and this allowed her to compete for the country. In 2012, Deguchi was approached to represent Canada, before she competed for Japan but she refused. Realizing her best bet to make the Olympics would be competing for Canada, Deguchi eventually agreed to represent Canada.[2][3]

Career

She participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a bronze medal. By winning the bronze medal, she became the first female judoka representing Canada to win a World Judo Championships medal.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ IJF profile
  2. ↑ Young, Henry (22 September 2018). "Christa Deguchi: The judoka who could come back to haunt Japan". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christa Deguchi to Don Canada's Colours for the First Time". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Canada's Christa Deguchi claims bronze medal at judo world championship". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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