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.
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the slideshow of 2020 Judo Ontario Award Winners.
2021-22 & 2022-23 Awards
Click to see the full awards booklet
2019-2020 Awards
2020
Presidential Recognition
John Ormston
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Fran McCrodden Volunteer of the Year
Steve Horvath
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Outstanding Board Contribution
Aartje Sheffield
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Joe LeStrange Award
Briana McDowell​
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Tom Kasprzyk Award
Grant Kuramoto
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William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Chris Brown
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Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus
Judo Club of the Year
Taifu Judo Club
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Judo Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee
Aartje Sheffield
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
Kiera Burt
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Maksim Rudakov
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U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
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U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
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U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
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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​
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Kata Athletes of the Year
Shane Rooney & Bailey Hu
2019
Presidential Recognition
Ken Morley
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Volunteer of the Year
Angelique Plata-Harris
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Outstanding Board Contribution
Bill Doherty
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Joe LeStrange Award
Steve Campbell​
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Tom Kasprzyk Award
Aartje Sheffiled
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William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Carline Young
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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
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U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Asia Douglas
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U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Amr Adb El-Rehim
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U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Alexandria LeFort
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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​
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Kata Athletes of the Year
Allyn Takahashi & Raj Venugopal
2018
Volunteer of the Year
Briana McDowell
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Outstanding Board Contribution
Chris Brown
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Joe LeStrange Award
Carline Young
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Tom Kasprzyk Award
Dale Rasmussen
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William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Anne Laurence Chevalier
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Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Amanda McAlpine
Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Ron Angus and Vitaliy Polyanskyy
Judo Club of the Year
JCCC Judo Kai and 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
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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
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Joe LeStrange Award
Jeff Bulter
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Tom Kasprzyk Award
Frank Vossen
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William Doherty Referee Achievement Award
Graham Harding
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Fran McCrodden Award
Mary Walsh
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Veteran Female Athlete of the Year
Susan Sokol & Fraser Bridgeman
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Veteran Male Athlete of the Year
Herman Vermeiren
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Judo Club of the Year
Ajax Budokan
U16 Female Athlete of the Year
James Lonsdale
U16 Male Athlete of the Year
Emma Blake
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U18 Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Krapman
U18 Male Athlete of the Year
Aidos Sapenov
U21 Female Athlete of the Year
Jessica Klimkait​
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U21 Male Athlete of the Year
Shaddy El Nahas
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Kelita Zupancic
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Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Bradley Langlois