Jessica Klimkait

Jessica Klimkait (born December 31, 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category.[1] In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightfoot (57 kg) final at the championships in Budapest, Hungary; the win also qualified her for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[2] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Jessica Klimkait
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2021)
Pan American Champ. (2017)
Olympic Games (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo –57 kg
World Championships
2021 Budapest –57 kg
Pan American Championships
2017 Panama City −57 kg
2018 San Jose −57 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou −57 kg
2019 Qingdao −57 kg
2021 Doha −57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Osaka −57 kg
2020 Düsseldorf −57 kg
2020 Hungary −57 kg
2022 Antalya –57 kg
2019 Paris −57 kg
2021 Antalya −57 kg
2017 Ekaterinburg −57 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg −57 kg
2019 Osaka −57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2019 Zagreb −57 kg
2018 Hohhot −57 kg
2018 Zagreb −57 kg
2018 Cancún −57 kg
2019 Montreal −57 kg
2017 Hohhot −57 kg
2019 Hohhot −57 kg
World Cadets Championships
2013 Miami –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7725
JudoInside.com80703
Updated on 2 April 2022.

Career

In 2013 at the Cadet (U18) World Championship in Miami she became the first Canadian female judoka to win an age group world championship.[4] She won gold at the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships.[5]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[8]

In June 2021, Klimkait was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[9] She won the bronze medal in the 57-kilogram (126 lb) class with a win over Kaja Kajzer of Slovenia, by waza-ari.[10][3]

Early life

Klimkait began practicing judo at the age of five at the Ajax Budokan Judo Club after watching her older brother's involvement in the sport.[11]

Senior International results
Medals
World Championships 1 0 0
World Masters 0 0 1
Grand Slam 1 1 2
Continental Championships 1 0 1
Grand Prix 1 4 2
Continental Open 1 1 2
Continental Cup 1 1 0
Totals 6 7 8
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
World Judo Championships 3R 3R 2R
Pan American Judo Championships 5 1R 5
IJF World Masters
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 1R 5
Grand Slam Dusseldorf 1R
Grand Slam Ekaterinburg
Grand Slam Osaka
Grand Slam Paris 1R 2R
Grand Slam Tokyo 1R 2R 1R
Grand Prix Budapest 5
Grand Prix Cancun
Grand Prix Hohhot
Grand Prix Montreal
Grand Prix Zagreb 1R 1R
European Open Glasgow
European Open Madrid 2R
European Open Oberwart
Oceanian Open Wollongong
Pan American Open San Salvador
European Cup Orenburg
European Cup Podcetrtek

See also

References
  1. "Jessica Klimkait". Judo Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "Jessica Klimkait becomes Canada's 2nd judo world champion, qualifies for Olympics". CBC Sports. CBC. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. "Cadet World Championships Miami, Event, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. "Pan American Championships Senior 2017 / IJF.org". ijf.org. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved January 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Gillen, Nancy (January 11, 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. Shefferd, Neil (April 1, 2021). "Canadian and Italian national rivals compete for gold on opening day of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Awad, Brandi (June 30, 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  10. "Canada's Jessica Klimkait wins judo bronze". 680 News. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. Cayley, Shawn (October 20, 2011). "Whitby's Jessica Klimkait impresses on the judo scene". Toronto.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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