Joliane Melançon
Personal information
Born (1986-03-22) 22 March 1986
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012)
World Champ.R16 (2009, 2011)
Pan American Champ. (2009, 2010, 2011,
( 2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara –57 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Buenos Aires –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 San Salvador –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montreal –57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2013 Baku –57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2012 Baku –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF130
JudoInside.com27087
Updated on 27 November 2022.

Joliane L. Melançon (born 22 March 1986 in Blainville, Québec[1]) is a judoka from Canada.

Joliane was born in Blainville, a suburb of Montreal. She began with judo at age 8. She had to choose between judo and violin. She has always been more interested in sport so she chose judo.[2] Now she trains in Club de judo de Varennes under Denis Mechin. She studies physical education at UQAM.[3]

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2009Pan American Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (–57 kg)
2009World Judo Championships ACLightweight (–57 kg)
2010Pan American Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (–57 kg)
2011Pan American Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (–57 kg)

See also

References

  1. "Joliane Melançon". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. "UQAM | Entrevues | Les judokas de l'UQAM". www.uqam.ca. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
  3. "Actualités UQAM".
  4. "Melançon troisième… pour la troisième fois! - Sports - Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles". www.nordinfo.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
  5. "Canada's Émond wins judo silver - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011.


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