Johan Laats is a Belgian judoka. He competed at the 1988, 1992 and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kayla Jean Harrison is an American professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic and world champion judoka, currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro is a New Zealand public-health academic, administrator, and advocate, who has served as the 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman, the third person of Māori descent, and the fourth woman to hold the office.
Lynn Joyce Roethke is an American female judoka competitor. Among her most notable accomplishments, Lynn is a two-time Olympic athlete, a Pan American gold medalist, and World Champion Silver medalist. She was the first female to be inducted to the Black Belt Hall of Fame and voted as Olympic Athlete of the Year. She competed in the −61 kg division for most of her competitive career.
Cynthia "Cindy" Ross Friedman was a professor in biological sciences at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. She was inducted into the inaugural cohort of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists in 2014 and as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2016.
Shira Rishony is an Israeli Olympic lightweight judoka. She competed at U48 kg. She competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Cindy Dandois is a Belgian female mixed martial artist. She formerly competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions in Invicta and the Ultimate Fighting Championship and also the Lightweight division in the Professional Fighters League (PFL). She began her judo training at the age of 5 under the training of Johan Laats, and freestyle wrestling at age 8 under Joseph Mewis. Dandois later transitioned into mixed martial arts and trains at Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts while she is in the United States.
Tohar Butbul is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the under 73 kg weight category, where he won silver medals at the 2019 Judo World Masters and the 2021 European Championships, and won bronze medals in the 2017 Paris Grand Slam and 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. As of March 2018 he was ranked #9 in the world in the U73 kg division.
Timna Nelson-Levy is an Israeli judoka. She competes in the under 57 kg weight category, and won a bronze medal in the 2016 European Judo Championships. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Cynthia Lynne Axne is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2019 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she narrowly defeated incumbent Republican David Young in the 2018 elections. The district was anchored in the state capital Des Moines; it included much of the state's southwest quadrant, including Council Bluffs.
The Men's +100 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 30 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.
The women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 30 July 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.
Tamerlan Tausovich Bashaev is a Russian judoka. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
The European U23 Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 23 and younger.
Gili Sharir is an Israeli judoka. She is the 2018 Hohhot Grand Prix silver medallist in the -63 kg weight class.
The World Judo Juniors Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 21 years of age or less. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. The World Junior Championships are the only junior event awarding ranking points for the seniors world ranking list. The last edition of the championships took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 2022.
The 2018 World Judo Juniors Championships was held between 17 and 21 September 2018 at the Imperial Ballroom in Nassau, The Bahamas. The final day of competition featured a mixed team event, won by team Japan.
The European Junior Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 21 and younger.
The European Cadet Judo Championships are annual judo competitions organized by the European Judo Union for European judoka aged 18 and younger.
The World Judo Cadets Championships are the highest level of international judo competition for juniors, 18 years of age or less. The championships are held every second year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their countries. The last edition of the championships took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022.
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