Kelly Deguchi

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Kelly Deguchi
Personal information
Born (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 26)
Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Judo
Weight class 52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2024)
World Champ. 7th (2025)
Pan American Champ. Bronze medal (Americas).svg (2021, 2022, 2024)
Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Silver medal blank.svg (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Guadalajara 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Lima 52 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro 52 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 49228
JudoInside.com 139601
Updated on 28 July 2024

Kelly Deguchi (born 13 February 1999) [1] is a Canadian judoka.

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Career

Deguchi was born in Japan to a Canadian father and Japanese mother. [2] Originally representing Japan, in 2018 she switched to represent Canada. She is the younger sister of Christa Deguchi, also a judoka. [3]

She won the silver medal in Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg . [3] [4]

She qualified to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5]

See also

References

  1. "Kelly Deguchi". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "Kelly Deguchi feels the pain of an Olympic dream cut short | National Post".
  3. 1 2 "A Gold and Silver On the Tatami for the Deguchi Sisters". CommonwealthSport.ca. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "First Medal for Kelly Deguchi on Canadian Soil". Judo Canada . 18 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "Kelly Deguchi". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.