Antoine Valois-Fortier

Antoine Valois-Fortier (born 13 March 1990) is a Canadian retired 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.

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