Kelita Zupancic (born May 9, 1990, in Whitby, Ontario) is a judoka from Canada. Zupancic won gold medals for Canada at the 2010, 2013 and 2015 Pan Am judo championships.[1][2]
Zupancic was born in Whitby which is a town in the Toronto metro area. She is of Slovenian origin. Her father Eddie is a judo coach and trainer.
She is member of the Formokan Judo Club[3] and she has been training at the National Training Centre in Montreal under the watchful eyes of National Coach Nicolas Gill and Hiroshi Namakura. Through some discussion with Hiroshi Namakura, it was felt that the time was right for Zupancic to train in Japan. Hiroshi Namakura contacted Yoshiyuki Matsuoka who is a former Olympic Champion and head coach at a private women's judo club which is sponsored by the company Komatsu Limited. He suggested to Zupancic that she should go to train at the Komatsu club.[4] Zupancic agreed and Hiroshi Namakura arranged the visit.
In January 2010, Zupancic visited the club for nearly one month. She endured very intense training with some of the top Japanese women in the world. Also coaching at Komatsu club is Kazuhiko Tokuno (Japan National Female Coach) and Mayumi Katsura, both former world class competitors. After her visit, Zupancic went on to win medals at a World Cup in Hungary, and a Grand Prix in Germany and then a gold at the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships in El Salvador.
At the Formokan Judo Club's 35th year reunion (2010), Zupancic announced that she has been offered a position on the Komatsu club Judo team. According to Hiroshi Namakura, one foreign judoka is selected per year and Zupancic was recognized. She was offered a one-year contract to train with the team, work for Komatsu club and compete for them at team events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing to eventual gold winner Lucie Décosse in the second round. At the 2014 World Judo Championships, she finished in 5th place. She has been ranked number one to three in the world between 2012 and 2015.
In June 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[5] At the 2016 Olympics, she beat Esther Stam in the second round, before losing to Haruka Tachimoto, the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals. Because Tachimoto reached the final, Zupancic was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, she lost to Bernadette Graf.[1]
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^Hossain, Asif (June 28, 2016). "Valois-Fortier headlines eight judokas nominated to Olympic team for Rio 2016". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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kelita, zupancic, born, 1990, whitby, ontario, judoka, from, canada, zupancic, gold, medals, canada, 2010, 2013, 2015, judo, championships, personal, informationborn, 1990, 1990, whitby, ontariooccupationjudokaheight1, sportcountrycanadasportjudoweight, class,. Kelita Zupancic born May 9 1990 in Whitby Ontario is a judoka from Canada Zupancic won gold medals for Canada at the 2010 2013 and 2015 Pan Am judo championships 1 2 Kelita ZupancicPersonal informationBorn 1990 05 09 May 9 1990 age 33 Whitby OntarioOccupationJudokaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in 1 SportCountryCanadaSportJudoWeight class 70 kgCoached byNicolas GillAchievements and titlesWorld Champ 7th 2014 2018 Pan American Champ 2010 2013 2015 Olympic Games7th 2016 Medal record Women s judoRepresenting CanadaPan American Games2015 Toronto 70 kgPan American Championships2010 San Salvador 70 kg2013 San Jose 70 kg2015 Edmonton 70 kg2014 Guayaquil 70 kg2016 Havana 70 kg2017 Panama City 70 kg2009 Buenos Aires 70 kg2011 Guadalajara 70 kg2012 Montreal 70 kg2018 San Jose 70 kg2019 Lima 70 kgWorld Masters2013 Tyumen 70 kgIJF Grand Slam2013 Baku 70 kg2013 Paris 70 kg2014 Tyumen 70 kg2017 Paris 70 kg2011 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2012 Moscow 70 kg2014 Paris 70 kg2014 Abu Dhabi 70 kg2014 Tokyo 70 kg2015 Tyumen 70 kgIJF Grand Prix2014 Zagreb 70 kg2018 Tbilisi 70 kg2018 Antalya 70 kg2018 Hohhot 70 kg2019 Montreal 70 kg2010 Dusseldorf 70 kg2014 Havana 70 kg2015 Dusseldorf 70 kg2015 Zagreb 70 kg2018 Budapest 70 kg2018 Cancun 70 kg2019 Hohhot 70 kg2019 Budapest 70 kg2020 Tel Aviv 70 kgJeux de la Francophonie2013 Nice 70 kgProfile at external databasesIJF1012JudoInside com37703Updated on 21 May 2023 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditZupancic was born in Whitby which is a town in the Toronto metro area She is of Slovenian origin Her father Eddie is a judo coach and trainer She is member of the Formokan Judo Club 3 and she has been training at the National Training Centre in Montreal under the watchful eyes of National Coach Nicolas Gill and Hiroshi Namakura Through some discussion with Hiroshi Namakura it was felt that the time was right for Zupancic to train in Japan Hiroshi Namakura contacted Yoshiyuki Matsuoka who is a former Olympic Champion and head coach at a private women s judo club which is sponsored by the company Komatsu Limited He suggested to Zupancic that she should go to train at the Komatsu club 4 Zupancic agreed and Hiroshi Namakura arranged the visit In January 2010 Zupancic visited the club for nearly one month She endured very intense training with some of the top Japanese women in the world Also coaching at Komatsu club is Kazuhiko Tokuno Japan National Female Coach and Mayumi Katsura both former world class competitors After her visit Zupancic went on to win medals at a World Cup in Hungary and a Grand Prix in Germany and then a gold at the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships in El Salvador At the Formokan Judo Club s 35th year reunion 2010 Zupancic announced that she has been offered a position on the Komatsu club Judo team According to Hiroshi Namakura one foreign judoka is selected per year and Zupancic was recognized She was offered a one year contract to train with the team work for Komatsu club and compete for them at team events She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics losing to eventual gold winner Lucie Decosse in the second round At the 2014 World Judo Championships she finished in 5th place She has been ranked number one to three in the world between 2012 and 2015 In June 2016 she was named to Canada s Olympic team 5 At the 2016 Olympics she beat Esther Stam in the second round before losing to Haruka Tachimoto the eventual champion in the quarterfinals Because Tachimoto reached the final Zupancic was entered into the repechage In the repechage she lost to Bernadette Graf 1 See also Edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Canada portalJudo in Ontario Judo in Canada List of Canadian judokaReferences Edit a b c Kelita Zupancic Biography Sports Reference com Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved October 27 2019 Kelita Zupancic wins gold for Canada at Pan Am judo championships News919 Archived from the original on July 20 2011 Retrieved April 15 2011 Formokan Judo October 30 2006 Archived from the original on October 30 2006 Retrieved December 11 2022 Komatsu club members Archived from the original on April 27 2011 Retrieved June 13 2010 Hossain Asif June 28 2016 Valois Fortier headlines eight judokas nominated to Olympic team for Rio 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee Retrieved July 11 2016 External links EditJudoinside Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelita Zupancic amp oldid 1156771566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
