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'''Shady El Nahas''' (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian [[judoka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judocanada.org/athletes/shady-el-nahas/|title=Shady El Nahas|website=www.judocanada.org/|publisher=[[Judo Canada]]|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
'''Shady El Nahas''' (Arabic: شادي النحاس ; born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian [[judoka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judocanada.org/athletes/shady-el-nahas/|title=Shady El Nahas|website=www.judocanada.org/|publisher=[[Judo Canada]]|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 10:28, 29 July 2021

Shady El Nahas
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 (age 26)
Alexandria, Egypt
Home townToronto, Ontario[1]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Judo Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Guadalajara –100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi –100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Osaka –100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ekaterinburg –100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi –100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest –100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb –100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal –100 kg

Shady El Nahas (Arabic: شادي النحاس ; born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian judoka.[2]

Career

When El Nahas was young, he immigrated to Canada from Egypt and took up the sport of judo for self-defence against bullying at school.[3]

In November 2018, El Nahas won silver at the Osaka Grand Slam[4] and followed that up with a bronze at the 2019 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.[5]

El Nahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru and in 2020.[6]

In June 2021, El Nahas was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[7]

Personal life

El Nahas was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved to Canada with his family at the age of 12.[1] The family initially lived in Toronto though he moved to Montreal to join the national Canadian judo team where he trains with them today.[1] His older brother Mohab El Nahas is also a member of the national Canadian judo team.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Canadian Olympic Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. ^ "Shady El Nahas". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ Ayiku, Vernon (16 December 2014). "Cousins say they'll only be satisfied with judo medals". The Toronto Observer. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ McCann, Ellen (25 November 2018). "Team Canada wins gold and silver at the Judo Grand Slam in Osaka". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Shady El Nahas Wins Canada's Fifth Medal". Sportcom. www.sportcom.qc.ca/. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Shady El Nahas Is Pan American Champion, Zachary Burt Wins Bronze". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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