Jessica Klimkait
Jessica Klimkait (born December 31, 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category.[1] In 2013 at the Cadet (U18) World Championship in Miami she became the first Canadian judoka to win an age group world championship.[2] She won gold at the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships.[3]
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1996 Whitby, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | –57 kg | ||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4][5]
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.[6]
Senior International Results
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| World Championships | 0 | 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 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| World Judo Championships | 3R | 3R | 2R | ||||
| Pan American Judo Championships | 5 | 1R | 5 | |
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| Grand Slam Abu Dhabi | 1R | 5 | |||||
| Grand Slam Dusseldorf | 1R | ||||||
| Grand Slam Ekaterinburg | |
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| Grand Slam Osaka | |
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| Grand Slam Paris | 1R | 2R | | ||||
| Grand Slam Tokyo | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||
| Grand Prix Budapest | 5 | ||||||
| Grand Prix Cancun | |
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| Grand Prix Zagreb | 1R | 1R | |
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| European Open Glasgow | |
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| European Open Madrid | 2R | ||||||
| European Open Oberwart | |
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| Oceanian Open Wollongong | |
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| Pan American Open San Salvador | |
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| European Cup Orenburg | |
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| European Cup Podcetrtek | |
References
- "Jessica Klimkait". Judo Canada. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Cadet World Championships Miami, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Pan American Championships Senior 2017 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "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.
- Cayley, Shawn (2011-10-20). "Whitby's Jessica Klimkait impresses on the judo scene". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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