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.
Click on one to view full in full screen and scroll through
the slideshow of 2020 Judo Ontario Award Winners.
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
Briana McDowell
Outstanding Board Contribution
Chris Brown
Joe LeStrange Award
Carline Young
Tom Kasprzyk Award
Dale Rasmussen