Shady El Nahas
Shady El Nahas (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian judoka.[2]
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | March 27, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Toronto, Ontario[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | 5th (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 5th (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 36058 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 23678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 28 November 2021. |
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
- "Canadian Olympic Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- "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
- Shady El Nahas at the International Judo Federation
- Shady El Nahas at JudoInside.com
- Shady El Nahas at Olympedia