Antoine Valois-Fortier

Antoine Valois-Fortier
Valois-Fortier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Antonio, Tony[2]
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
ClubShidokan[2]
Coached byNicolas Gill
Marie-Helene Chisholm
Sergio Pessoa Sr.[3]
Retired2 December 2021[4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
World Champ.Silver (2014)
Pan American Champ. (2016, 2018, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2216
JudoInside.com45258
Updated on 23 May 2023

Antoine Valois-Fortier (born 13 March 1990) is a Canadian retired[4] judoka who won the bronze medal in the −81 kg category at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first Canadian to win a medal in Olympic judo in twelve years and the fifth to win one in Canadian history.[2]

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Antoine Valois-Fortier". Canadian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Antoine Valois-Fortier". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "Valois-Fortier and Daniela Krukower become coach in Canada". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.