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Amy Cotton

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Amy Cotton
Personal information
BornJanuary 22, 1980 (1980-01-22) (age 44)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Half Heavyweight

Amy Cotton (born January 22, 1980) is a female judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's half heavyweight division (-78 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Cotton was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at the age of fourteen and was told that if she continued, she would most likely have serious health complications by the age of 21. Cotton continued to train and is a two time Olympian. She now lives in Saskatchewan.

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References

  • (in English) Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Cotton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.