Sérgio Pessoa
Personal information
Born (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012, 2016)
World Champ.R16 (2013)
Pan American Champ. (2012, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Montreal –60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana –60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rijeka –60 kg
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nice –60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF124
JudoInside.com42684
Updated on 27 December 2022.

Sérgio Pessoa (born 3 September 1988, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-born Canadian judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category.[1]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the second round. He finished 5th at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Since the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sergio underwent two major knee surgeries, from which many thought he would never recover. In 2014, he finally made it back to the tatami with his eye on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

In June 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[2]

Honours

In 2012 Pessoa was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[3]

Personal life

His father, also named Sergio competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the same weight class he competes in (60 kg) and finished in ninth. His family moved from São Paulo to Kedgwick, New Brunswick in 2005 when his dad got a job coaching judo. His father had originally worked as a stock broker but wanted his sons to have a better life and a better education in Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Canadian Olympic Committee profile
  2. ↑ Hossain, Asif (28 June 2016). "Valois-Fortier headlines eight judokas nominated to Olympic team for Rio 2016". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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