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| Born | April 24, 1972 Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) (2004)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Shichidan (7th dan[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shidokan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Antoine Valois-Fortier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolas Gill (born April 24, 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural Olympiad in Barcelona. His inaugural silver medal was in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.
Gill was honored by his teammates as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted 'yes' in the 1995 Quebec referendum.[3]
In 2007, he received the prix reconnaissance from UQAM[4] as a TÉLUQ student.[1]
He has since become a coach; one of his athletes, Antoine Valois-Fortier, won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[5]
See also
- Judo in Canada
- List of Canadian judoka
References
- ^ a b c "Nicolas Gill". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Shidokan Judo Club". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ^ "Judoka Nicolas Gill selected to carry the Canadian flag at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "UQAM | Entrevues | En route vers ses 5es Jeux olympiques". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ Brydon, James (2012-07-31). "Valois-Fortier Wins Bronze in Men's Judo". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
External links
- Videos of Nicolas Gill in action (judovision.org)
- Canadian Olympic Committee