Christa Deguchi
Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Japanese-born Canadian judoka.[1]
Switch to representing Canada
In 2017, Deguchi switched to representing Canada. Deguchi's dad is from Canada and this allowed her to compete for the country. In 2012, Deguchi was approached to represent Canada, before she competed for Japan but she refused. Realizing her best bet to make the Olympics would be competing for Canada, Deguchi eventually agreed to represent Canada.[2][3]
Career
Deguchi participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a bronze medal. This made her the first female judoka representing Canada to win a World Judo Championships medal.[4][5] She won her first gold medal in the 2019 world championship
In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[6] In August 2022, competing in her first major multi-sport event, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Deguchi won the gold medal, defeating Acelya Toprak of England in the gold medal match of the 57 kg event.[7][8]
In 2022, she won gold at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku.[9]
International Results
Representing Canada
As of 27 August 2019
| World Championships | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Masters | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental Championships | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Prix | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Continental Open | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Judo Championships | |||
| Pan American Judo Championships | |||
| World Masters | 2R | ||
| Grand Slam Abu Dhabi | 2R | ||
| Grand Slam Ekaterinburg | |||
| Grand Slam Osaka | 5 | ||
| Grand Slam Paris | |||
| Grand Slam Tokyo | 1R | ||
| Grand Prix Budapest | |||
| Grand Prix Hohhot | |||
| Grand Prix Montreal | |||
| Grand Prix Zagreb | WD | ||
| European Open Odivelas |
Representing Japan
| Tournament | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World U21 Championships | |||
| World Junior Team Championships | |||
| Grand Slam Tokyo | |||
| Grand Slam Tyumen | 5 | ||
| Grand Prix Jeju | |||
| European Open Rome | |||
| Tournament Aix-En-Provence U20 |
See also
References
- IJF profile
- Young, Henry (22 September 2018). "Christa Deguchi: The judoka who could come back to haunt Japan". Atlanta, Georgia, USA: CNN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Christa Deguchi to Don Canada's Colours for the First Time". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Christa Deguchi first-ever Canadian woman to medal at judo worlds". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Canada's Christa Deguchi claims bronze medal at judo world championship". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (31 July 2022). "Christa Deguchi needs to 'chill': Canadian judoka chasing Olympic dream at Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Canadian Press. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Charron, Deguchi and McIntosh top the podium for Canada at Commonwealth Games". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. Canadian Press. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Nichols, Paula (4 November 2022). "Deguchi captures judo gold medal at Baku Grand Slam". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Christa DEGUCHI / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
- Christa Deguchi at the International Judo Federation
- Christa Deguchi at the International Judo Federation
- Christa Deguchi at JudoInside.com
- Christa Deguchi at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Christa Deguchi at The-Sports.org
- Christa Deguchi on Instagram