Jean-François Marceau
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Jean-François Marceau is a male judo
ka from Canada
, who won the gold medal at the 2004 US Judo Open in the men's 81 kg division. He beat Shintaro Kakuchi of Japan in the final.
He is a competitive team instructor at Montreal's Club Judo Anjou, whose youth teams are perennial favorites in Quebec competitions.
Among his titles:
- 5 times Canadian senior champion
- 2 times Canadian juvenile champion
- 1 time Canadian junior champion
- 2004 U.S. Open champion - 81 kg. gold
- 2003 Pan American Games - 73 kg- bronze
- 2002 Commonwealth Games - 73 kg- bronze
He has also won medals at other competitions including Rendez-vous Canada, Les Jeux de la Francophonie and the Swedish Open.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who won the gold medal at the 2004 US Judo Open in the men's 81 kg division. He beat Shintaro Kakuchi of Japan in the final.
He is a competitive team instructor at Montreal's Club Judo Anjou, whose youth teams are perennial favorites in Quebec competitions.
Among his titles:
- 5 times Canadian senior champion
- 2 times Canadian juvenile champion
- 1 time Canadian junior champion
- 2004 U.S. Open champion - 81 kg. gold
- 2003 Pan American Games - 73 kg- bronze
- 2002 Commonwealth Games - 73 kg- bronze
He has also won medals at other competitions including Rendez-vous Canada, Les Jeux de la Francophonie and the Swedish Open.