Nicolas Gill
Nicolas Gill (born 24 April 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.
Gill was honored by his teammates as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[4] 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.[5][6] Gill went on the lose his opening match which eliminated him from the tournament.
In 2007, he received the prix reconnaissance from UQAM[7] as a TÉLUQ student.[3]
He has since become a coach; one of his athletes, Antoine Valois-Fortier, won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[8]
Nicolas Gill is an Order of Sport recipient and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shidokan Judo Club". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nicolas Gill". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Judoka Nicolas Gill selected to carry the Canadian flag at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens". Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Standard-bearer for separatism". 25 August 2004.
- ^ "Olympic Games". 22 July 2004.
- ^ "UQAM | Entrevues | En route vers ses 5es Jeux olympiques". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Brydon, James (31 July 2012). "Valois-Fortier Wins Bronze in Men's Judo". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "| Hall of Famers Search". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (22 April 2015). "Seven Olympians in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Class". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
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Media related to Nicolas Gill at Wikimedia Commons
- Nicolas Gill at the International Judo Federation
- Nicolas Gill at JudoInside.com
- Nicolas Gill at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nicolas Gill at Olympics.com
- Nicolas Gill at Olympedia
- Nicolas Gill at The-Sports.org
- Canadian Olympic Committee
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Canadian male judoka
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- Olympic judoka for Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Martial artists from Montreal
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Goodwill Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games