Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (born 26 June 1994) is a Canadian judoka who competes in the women's 63 kg category.[2] Beauchemin-Pinard won a bronze medal in the 63 kg weight class at the 2020 Summer Olympics, making her the second Canadian woman to win a medal in judo at the Summer Olympics.[3][4] She has been ranked in the top 10 of the world in her weight category.[5][6][7][8]
Career
editIn June 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[9]
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[10]
Beauchemin-Pinard competed as part of Canada's 2020 Olympic team in Tokyo.[11] She won all her matches in the under-63 kg class before losing to world champion and eventual Olympic champion Clarisse Agbegnenou in the semifinals. Beauchemin-Pinard then won the bronze medal defeating Anriquelis Barrios by waza-ari in extra time.[3][12] After her victory she said that,
"I remember going to Rio in 2016 and leaving so disappointed with my performance. I said to myself, I want to go to Tokyo, win a medal and perform there. And I did it."[3]
She won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Women's 63 kg.[13]
She won a silver medal at the 2022 World Judo Championships.[14]
Beauchemin-Pinard will be the top seeded athlete in her division at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Jamie Strashin (27 July 2021). "Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard captures Olympic bronze in judo". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website.
- ^ "Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard, Judoka". judoinside.com.
- ^ "Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Places Fifth in Rabat, Morocco". fightnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Archives". Judo Central. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (28 June 2016). "Valois-Fortier headlines eight judokas nominated to Olympic team for Rio 2016". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2 April 2021). "Albayrak gives host nation Turkey their first gold at IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Beauchemin-Pinard wins bronze in 63kg judo". TSN. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Beauchemin-Pinard defeats Howell in Commonwealth final U63kg". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard earns world judo silver". CTVNews. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Daigle, Frederic (20 July 2024). "Already an Olympic medallist, judoka Beauchemin-Pinard is hungry for more in Paris". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
External links
edit- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at Judo Canada
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at the International Judo Federation
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at JudoInside.com
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at Olympics.com
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at Olympedia
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard at The-Sports.org
- Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard on Instagram
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