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Jessica Klimkait
Jessica Klimkait (born 31 December 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category.[1] In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightweight (57 kg) final at the championships in Budapest, Hungary; the win also qualified her for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[2] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] CareerIn 2013 at the Cadet (U18) World Championship in Miami she became the first Canadian female judoka to win an age group world championship.[4] She won gold at the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships.[5] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[8] In June 2021, Klimkait was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[9] She won the bronze medal in the 57-kilogram (126 lb) class with a win over Kaja Kajzer of Slovenia, by waza-ari.[10][3] Early lifeKlimkait began practicing judo at the age of five at the Ajax Budokan Judo Club after watching her older brother's involvement in the sport.[11] Senior International results
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