Joliane Melançon

Biography

Joliane started practicing judo at the age of 8 to follow in the foot step of her brother. Initially as a child, she loved the sport because it gave her the opportunity to have fun and spend a lot of her abundant energy. Today, judo is more than that. The sport allows her to grow as a person threw the unique challenge that each match represent. Three have had influence on her career: her elementary school teacher; her first judo teacher; and finally, her physical trainer. Joliane is also a student at l’UQAM. She is studying to be a physical education teacher hopefully at the Cegep level in a Sport Études program or if not, at the elementary level.  When not training for judo, she is doing triathlon training. She is a great fan of Pierre Lavoie, the well known triathlon participant and promoter of physical activities.