Top-ranked Deguchi beat Republic of Korea’s Huh Mimi in the women’s under-57-kilogram category to win Canada’s fourth medal in Paris, hours after winning an epic semifinal versus host country hope Sarah-Léonie Cysique
Three years ago during the last Summer Olympics , Christa Deguchi was at home heartbroken. Now, in Paris , the Japanese-Canadian judoka has seized Canada ’s first gold medal of the Games, and its first-ever Olympic gold in the sport.
It was Klimkait who earned the spot three years ago to compete in Tokyo – and earned a bronze medal – while Deguchi stayed home heartbroken. This time was Deguchi’s. And she has made history. Deguchi is the world’s top rated in her weight class, had a bye in the first round. Then she needed just over one minute to win her first match, beating Panama’s Kristine Jimenez by Ippon to advance into the quarter-finals.
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