Shady Elnahas
Shady Elnahas (born 27 March 1998) is a Canadian judoka.[2] He is the reigning Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games champion, winning gold in 2022 and 2023 in the 100 kg or less category.
Career
[edit]When Elnahas 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, Elnahas won silver at the Osaka Grand Slam,[4] and the following year he followed that up with a bronze at the 2019 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.[5]
Elnahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru and in 2020.[6]
In June 2021, Elnahas was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Elnahas 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 Elnahas is also a member of the national Canadian judo team.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Canadian Olympic Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas Wins Canada's Fifth Medal". Sportcom. www.sportcom.qc.ca/. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas Is Pan American Champion, Zachary Burt Wins Bronze". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Shady El Nahas at the International Judo Federation
- Shady El Nahas at JudoInside.com
- Shady El Nahas at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Shady El Nahas at Olympics.com
- Shady El Nahas at Olympedia
- Shady Elnahas at The-Sports.org
- Shady Elnahas on Instagram
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