Kelly Deguchi Explained

Birth Date:13 February 1999
Birth Place:Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan
Country:Canada
Weight Class:52 kg
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Rank:R32
Worlds Year:2022
Worlds Weight:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Year2:2023
Worlds Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2021
Regionals Year2:2022
Regionals Year3:2024
Commonwealth Rank:2
Commonwealth Year:2022
Commonwealth Weight:Women's 52 kg
Updated:28 July 2024

Kelly Deguchi (born 13 February 1999)[1] is a Canadian judoka.

Career

Deguchi was born in Japan to a Canadian father and Japanese mother.[2] Originally representing Japan, in 2018 she switched to represent Canada. She is the younger sister of Christa Deguchi, also a judoka.

She won the silver medal in Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg .[3] [4]

She qualified to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly Deguchi . Birmingham2022.com . . 5 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Kelly Deguchi feels the pain of an Olympic dream cut short | National Post.
  3. Web site: A Gold and Silver On the Tatami for the Deguchi Sisters . CommonwealthSport.ca . 1 August 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  4. Web site: First Medal for Kelly Deguchi on Canadian Soil . . 18 May 2019 . 5 August 2022.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-27 . Kelly Deguchi . 2024-07-14 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.