The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in Canada for over a century. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Vancouver in 1924. Sasaki and his students opened several branch schools in British Columbia and even trained RCMP officers until 1942, when Japanese Canadians were expelled from the Pacific coast and either interned or forced to move elsewhere in Canada due to fears that they were a threat to the country after Japan entered the Second World War. When the war was over, the government gave interned Japanese Canadians two options: resettle in Canada outside of the 'Japanese exclusion zone' or emigrate to Japan.
Asya Miller Lapper is a five-time Paralympic medalist, with four of her medals coming in goalball. Miller was nominated for an ESPY Award in 2009.
Matthias Krieger is a German Paralympic judoka. He represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event in 2012. In the semi-finals, he lost against Olexandr Kosinov of Ukraine and Kosinov went on to win the gold medal in this event.
Nataliya Nikolaychyk is a visually impaired Ukrainian Paralympic judoka. She represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event.
Tatiana Savostyanova is a visually impaired Russian Paralympic judoka. She represented Russia at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012 and she won one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.
Nikolett Szabó is a retired Hungarian Paralympic judoka. She was Hungary's first female Paralympic judoka to win a medal. She is a World and European Champion in the heavyweight category.
Priscilla Gagné is a partially blind Canadian judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Larissa Pimenta is a Brazilian judoka. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event. She is also a three-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Judo Championships. She also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Mbagnick Ndiaye is a Senegalese judoka. He represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event. In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the 2019 African Judo Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Stephen "Scott" Moore is a retired American Paralympic judoka who competed in international level events. He was the first American judoka to win a gold medal in either Olympic or Paralympic judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Gábor Vincze is a former Hungarian Paralympic judoka. He is a two-time Paralympic bronze medalist, one-time World bronze medalist and two-time European medalist.
Marlon Lopez is a retired American Paralympic judoka who competed at international level events. He competed at three Paralympic Games winning two bronze medals.
Norbert Bíró is a retired Hungarian Paralympic judoka. He was a bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and won the European Championship in 1999. He now coaches the Hungarian Youth Judo Team and has coached 2018 Summer Youth Olympics bronze medalist Zsombor Vég and gold medalist Szofi Özbas. His older brother Tamás Bíró is also a judo coach for the Youth Team.
Marcos José Falcón Tovar is a Venezuelan Paralympic judoka who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and is a four-time Parapan American Games medalist.
Eduardo Paes Barreto Amaral is a retired Brazilian Paralympic judoka who competed at international level events. He is a Paralympic silver medalist and a Parapan American Games bronze medalist.
Romane Dicko is a French judoka. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a two-time gold medalist at the European Judo Championships and she won gold in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.
Michaela Polleres is an Austrian judoka. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a bronze medalist at the 2021 World Judo Championships and the 2018 European Judo Championships. She is a third degree black belt.
Beate Bischler is a retired German Paralympic judoka who competed in international level events. She was a bronze medalist at the 2004 Summer Paralympics after defeating Nina Ivanova in the bronze medal match.
Zeynep Çelik is a Turkish Paralympic judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Rafael Moreno López is a Spanish retired Paralympic judoka who competed in international judo competitions. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, he is also a World bronze medalist and is a four-time European medalist.
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