Guillaume Elmont

Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont (born 10 August 1981 in Rotterdam) is a male retired judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success so far was winning the world title at the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He did so in the 73–81 kg weight division. In 2005 he became Amsterdam Sportsman of the year. He has represented the Netherlands three times at the Olympics, in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He is a son of Surinamese judoka Ricardo Elmont and brother of Dex Elmont.[1]

Guillaume Elmont
Personal information
Born (1981-08-10) 10 August 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg, –90 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2005)
European Champ. (2008)
Olympic Games5th (2008)
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF279
JudoInside.com28
Updated on 17 February 2022.

Since the Summer of 2015 he has been the performance coach for Dutch association football club Ajax Amsterdam.[2]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2008European Championships 2ndHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2007World Judo Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2006European Judo Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2005World Judo Championships 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 7thHalf middleweight (81 kg)

References

  1. "Guillaume Elmont at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. VR, Sam. "Performance coach: 'Ze waren niets gewend'". Ajaxshowtime.nl. Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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