Philippe Metellus

Philippe Metellus

Personal information
Born	(1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 34) Montreal, Canada
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Haiti
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍73 kg
Club	Kiseki Judo
Coached by	Ernst Laraque
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R32 (2024)
World Champ.	R32 (2021)
Pan American Champ.	5th (2021)
Profile at external databases
IJF	37919
JudoInside.com	114231
Updated on 29 July 2024

Philippe Abel Metellus (born 30 May 1990) is a Haitian Canadian judoka who was the flagbearer for Haiti at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Philippe Metellus was born in 1990 in Montreal, Canada. He began training in judo in 2002 in Haiti, where he spent his childhood, and continued training after returning to Canada. He trained at the Kiseki Judo club in Montreal, where his coach is the former Olympic judoka Ernst Laraque. Metellus competed in his first international competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. ^{[1] [3]} He is a seven-time Haitian national champion and a two-time Canadian national champion. ^[3]

At the Paris Olympics, Metellus competed in the men's 73 kg category and was defeated in his first match by Masayuki Terada of Thailand, who scored an ippon by tani otoshi . ^[4]

References

1. "Metellus Philippe Abel". Paris 2024 Olympics.
2. "Haiti - Profile". Paris 2024 Olympics.
3. Frosi, Robert (March 27, 2024). "Le rêve olympique des judokas haïtiens". Radio Canada International (in French).
4. "TERADA Masayuki vs METELLUS Philippe Abel Results" . Retrieved 31 July 2024.

External links

• Philippe Metellus at the International Judo Federation
• Philippe Metellus at JudoInside.com
• Philippe Metellus at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Philippe Metellus at The-Sports.org
• Philippe Metellus on Instagram

Olympic Games
Preceded by Richardson Viano	Flag bearer for   Haiti Paris 2024 with Lynnzee Brown	Succeeded by Incumbent