Christa Deguchi
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995
Nagano, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Japan (until 2014)
 Canada (since 2017)
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2019, 2023)
Pan American Champ. (2018, 2019, 2023)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Representing  Japan
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF41546, 14821
JudoInside.com83508
Updated on 3 December 2023.

Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Canadian judoka.[1]

Switch to representing Canada

In 2017, Deguchi switched to representing Canada from where she was born, Japan. 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

International Medals[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Judo Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Masters 2R
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2R
Grand Slam Ekaterinburg 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Slam Osaka 5
Grand Slam Paris 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Slam Tokyo 1R
Grand Prix Budapest 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Grand Prix Hohhot 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Prix Montreal 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Prix Zagreb 1st place, gold medalist(s) WD
European Open Odivelas 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Representing Japan

Tournament 2011 2013 2014
World U21 Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Grand Slam Tokyo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Grand Slam Tyumen 5
Grand Prix Jeju 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Open Rome 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tournament Aix-En-Provence U20 1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ↑ IJF profile
  2. ↑ Young, Henry (22 September 2018). "Christa Deguchi: The judoka who could come back to haunt Japan". Atlanta, Georgia, USA: CNN. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Christa Deguchi to Don Canada's Colours for the First Time". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Canada's Christa Deguchi claims bronze medal at judo world championship". Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Nichols, Paula (4 November 2022). "Deguchi captures judo gold medal at Baku Grand Slam". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Christa DEGUCHI / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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