Joliane Melançon
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| Born | 22 March 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2009, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. |  (2009, 2010, 2011,2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 27087 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joliane L. Melançon (born 22 March 1986 in Blainville, Québec[1]) is a judoka from Canada.[2]
Melançon was born in Blainville, a suburb of Montreal. She began with judo at age 8. She had to choose between judo and violin. She has always been more interested in sport so she chose judo.[3] Now she trains in Club de judo de Varennes under Denis Mechin. She studies physical education at UQAM.[4]
- In 2009, Melançon competed at 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam. She lost close match with Polish judoka Małgorzata Bielak.
- Melançon won a bronze medal at Pan American Judo Championships in 2009 and 2010.
- Melançon won a bronze medal for Canada at the 2011 Pan American Judo Championships.[5][6]
- Melançon represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 57 kg category.
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (–57 kg) |
| 2009 | World Judo Championships | AC | Lightweight (–57 kg) |
| 2010 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (–57 kg) |
| 2011 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (–57 kg) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Joliane Melançon". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joliane Melançon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "UQAM | Entrevues | Les judokas de l'UQAM". www.uqam.ca. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Actualités UQAM". December 2021.
- ^ "Melançon troisième… pour la troisième fois! - Sports - Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles". www.nordinfo.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Canada's Émond wins judo silver - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011.
External links
[edit]- Joliane Melançon at the International Judo Federation
- Joliane Melançon at JudoInside.com
- Joliane Melançon at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Joliane Melançon at Olympics.com
- Joliane Melançon at Olympedia
- Joliane Melançon at The-Sports.org
- Joliane Melançon on Facebook
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