Jessica Klimkait
Jessica Klimkait (born December 31, 1996 ) is a Canadian judoka .
Jessica Klimkait was the 2013 U18 world champion in the light weight division. Since 2014 she has been fighting in the lightweight, the weight class up to 57 kilograms. In 2014, Klimcait finished fifth in both the Coomonweralth Games and the Youth Olympic Games . In 2015 she won her first Canadian championship. In 2017 Jessica Klimkait won the Pan American Championships, defeating her compatriot Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the final . A year later she won a bronze medal after losing to compatriot Christa Deguchi in the semifinals . At the end of 2018, Jessica Klimkait won the Grand Slam tournament in Osaka ; she defeated three Japanese women in this tournament, in the final Momo Tamaoki . In 2019 she reached the final at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris , but was then defeated by Christa Deguchi.
Web links
- Tournament results at judoinside.com
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| SURNAME | Klimkait, Jessica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1996 |