Date of birth: October 12, 1993 Weight division: 73 kg Height: 180 cm Hometown: Paris, France Residence: Montreal, Quebec Current Judo Club: Shidokan Training place: Judo Canada National Training Centre

Date of birth: August 24, 1994 Weight division: -73 kg Height: 5’9’’ Hometown: Jonquière, Quebec Residence: Montreal, Quebec Judo Club: Club de Judo de Jonquière Personal Coach: Roger Tremblay Training place:

Date of birth: October 29, 1995 Height: 161 cm Hometown: Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan Residence: Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan First Judo Club: Seishinkan Judo Club, Japan Current Judo Club: Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo

Date of birth: March 27, 1998 Weight division: 100 kg Height: 192 cm Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt Residence: Montreal, Quebec Training place: Judo Canada National Training Centre at INS-Québec in Montreal

Janusz Pawlowski, the assistant coach for the Canadian national team, was 12 years old when he watched a judo competition on television. He knew right away that the sport was