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Shady Elnahas

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Shady Elnahas
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)
Alexandria, Egypt
Home townToronto, Ontario[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.Silver (2024)
Pan American Champ. (2019, 2020, 2022,
( 2023, 2024)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago ‍–‍100 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍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
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍100 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF36058
JudoInside.com23678
Updated on 24 May 2024

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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Canadian Olympic Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  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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