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Nicolas Gill (born April 24, 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural Olympiad in Barcelona. He received a silver medal in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

Nicolas Gill

Gill in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1972-04-24) 24 April 1972 (age 50) Montreal, Quebec
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	105 kg (231 lb) (2004)[1]
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–86 kg, –100 kg
Rank	7th dan black belt in Judo[2]
Club	Shidokan
Coached by	Hiroshi Nakamura
Now coaching	Antoine Valois-Fortier
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(1993)
Pan American Champ.	(1990, 1998, 2002)
Olympic Games	(2000)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2000 Sydney –100 kg 1992 Barcelona –86 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton –86 kg 1995 Chiba –86 kg 1999 Birmingham –100 kg Pan American Games 1995 Mara del Plata –86 kg 1999 Winnipeg –100 kg 2003 Santo Domingo –100 kg Pan American Championships 1990 Caracas –86 kg 1998 Santo Domingo –100 kg 2002 Santo Domingo –100 kg 1994 Santiago –86 kg World Juniors Championships 1992 Buenos Aires –86 kg Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester –100 kg Jeux de la Francophonie 2001 Gatineau –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	132
JudoInside.com	801
Updated on 27 October 2022.

Gill was honored by his teammates as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted 'yes' in the 1995 Quebec referendum.[4][5] Gill went on the lose his opening match which eliminated him from the tournament.

In 2007, he received the prix reconnaissance from UQAM[6] as a TÉLUQ student.[1]

He has since become a coach; one of his athletes, Antoine Valois-Fortier, won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[7]

See also

• Judo in Quebec
• Judo in Canada
• List of Canadian judoka

References

External links

• Nicolas Gill at the International Judo Federation
• Nicolas Gill at JudoInside.com
• Nicolas Gill at Olympedia
• Nicolas Gill at the Commonwealth Games Federation
• Nicolas Gill at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
• Nicolas Gill at Quebec Sports Hall of Fame (in French)
• Nicolas Gill at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Videos of Nicolas Gill in action (judovision.org)
• Canadian Olympic Committee

На других языках

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[fr] Nicolas Gill

Nicolas Gill est un champion canadien de judo. Il est né à Montréal le 24 avril 1972. Il s'est illustré lors de grandes compétitions internationales telles que les Jeux olympiques et les Championnats du monde de judo. Il est ceinture noire 7e dan[1]. Devenu entraîneur de l'équipe nationale canadienne en 2005, il occupe également la fonction de directeur haute performance depuis 2009[2].

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[ru] Жиль, Николя

Николя́ Жиль (фр. Nicolas Gill; род. 24 апреля 1972, Монреаль, Квебек) — канадский дзюдоист средней и полутяжёлой весовых категорий, выступал за сборную Канады на всём протяжении 1990-х и в первой половине 2000-х годов. Серебряный и бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр, серебряный и дважды бронзовый призёр чемпионатов мира, двукратный чемпион Панамериканских игр, победитель многих турниров национального и международного значения. Также известен как тренер по дзюдо.

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