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Christa Deguchi wins Canada’s first ever gold medal in judo at the Olympics

by Lorraine Carpenter

Canada’s first gold medal in this Olympics.

In the women’s judo final in Paris this afternoon, Christa Deguchi has won the first gold medal for Canada at this Olympics, and Canada’s first ever gold medal in judo in Olympics history.

This win followed the disqualification of her competitor, Korea’s Huh Mimi.

Deguchi has previously won gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Baku.

Christa Deguchi wins Canada’s first ever gold medal in judo at the Olympics

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.