JUDO ONTARIO
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
It takes a small army of volunteers, friends, family, and Judoka to run an organization the size of Judo Ontario.
We would like to thank all our supporters for their countless hours of time spent
helping Judo Ontario grow into the successful organization it is today.
2023-24 Awards
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2021-22 & 2022-23 Awards
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2019-2020 Awards
2024
Presidential Recognition
Linda Maselli-Jackman
Fran McCrodden Volunteer of the Year
Julia Bracken
Outstanding Board Contribution
Karl Doherty
Joe LeStrange Award
Heather West
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Chris Brown
Media Appreciation Award
Vasiliy Ryabykh
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Louis Chevalier
Hero Award
Chris Muirhead
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
Judo Ontario Legacy Award
William Doherty
Judo Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee
Tony Walby & Joe Serianni
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Victoria Summers
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
David Abramovich
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Alyssa Tkachenko
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Matthew Schesnuik
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Lasha Tsatsalashvili
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Artur Targosinski
Kata Athletes of the Year
Bailey Hu & Shane Rooney
2023
Presidential Recognition
Doug Sparkes
Volunteer of the Year
Rayla Brown
Outstanding Board Contribution
Malgorzata Lampman
Joe LeStrange Award
Angelique Harris
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Gerald Okimura
Media Appreciation Award
Mike Ruta
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Ian Sibbert
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Jeff Allen
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
Judo Ontario Legacy Award
Maseo Takahashi
Judo Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee
Kelita Zupancic, Duncan Vignale & June Takahashi
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Dilana Gesa
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
David Abramovich
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Edmon Poltorac
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Alyssa Tkachenko
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Yehor Paladii
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Jumber Meladze
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Kata Athletes of the Year
Bailey Hu & Shane Rooney
2022
Presidential Recognition
Chris Brown
Volunteer of the Year
Ezio Contasti
Outstanding Board Contribution
Linda Maselli-Jackson
Kata Athletes of the Year
Bailey Hu & Shane Rooney
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Sébastien Godi
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Alyssa Tkachenko
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Matthew Schesnuik
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Angelina McCristall
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Lasha Tsatsalashvili
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Jumber Meladze
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
2020
Presidential Recognition
John Ormston
Fran McCrodden Volunteer of the Year
Steve Horvath
Outstanding Board Contribution
Aartje Sheffield
Joe LeStrange Award
Briana McDowell
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Grant Kuramoto
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Chris Brown
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
Judo Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee
Aartje Sheffield
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Maksim Rudakov
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Benjamin Kendrick
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Kata Athletes of the Year
Shane Rooney & Bailey Hu
2019
Presidential Recognition
Ken Morley
Volunteer of the Year
Angelique Plata-Harris
Outstanding Board Contribution
Bill Doherty
Joe LeStrange Award
Steve Campbell
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Aartje Sheffiled
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Carline Young
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Carline Young
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Vitaliy Polyanskyy
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Thomas Sparkes
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Keagan Young
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Shady El-Nahas
Kata Athletes of the Year
Allyn Takahashi & Raj Venugopal
2018
Volunteer of the Year
Brian McDowell
Outstanding Board Contribution
Chris Brown
Joe LeStrange Award
Carline Young
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Dale Rasmussen
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Anne Laurence Chevalier
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus & Vitaliy Polyanskyy
Judo Club of the Year
JCCC Judo Kai & Takahashi Dojo
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Alyssandra Phoebe Manuel
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Abd El Rehim
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Krapman
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Keagan Young
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Allayah Copeland
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Benjamin Kendrick
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Bradley Langlois
2017
Outstanding Board Contribution
Heather West
Joe LeStrange Award
Jeff Bulter
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Frank Vossen
William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Graham Harding
Fran McCrodden Award
Mary Walsh
Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Susan Sokol & Fraser Bridgeman
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Herman Vermeiren
Judo Club of the Year
Ajax Budokan
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Emma Blake
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
James Lonsdale
U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Krapman
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Aidos Sapenov
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait
U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Shaddy El Nahas
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Kelita Zupancic
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Bradley Langlois