Shady Elnahas (born 27 March 1998) is a Canadian judoka.[2] He is the reigning Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games champion, winning gold in 2022 and 2023 in the 100 kg or less category.
Career
editWhen Elnahas was young, he immigrated to Canada from Egypt, and took up the sport of judo for self-defence against bullying at school.[3]
In November 2018, Elnahas won silver at the Osaka Grand Slam,[4] and the following year he followed that up with a bronze at the 2019 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.[5]
Elnahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru and in 2020.[6]
In June 2021, Elnahas was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[7]
Personal life
editElnahas was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved to Canada with his family at the age of 12.[1] The family initially lived in Toronto though he moved to Montreal to join the national Canadian judo team where he trains with them today.[1] His older brother Mohab Elnahas is also a member of the national Canadian judo team.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Canadian Olympic Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Ayiku, Vernon (16 December 2014). "Cousins say they'll only be satisfied with judo medals". The Toronto Observer. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ McCann, Ellen (25 November 2018). "Team Canada wins gold and silver at the Judo Grand Slam in Osaka". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas Wins Canada's Fifth Medal". Sportcom. www.sportcom.qc.ca/. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Shady El Nahas Is Pan American Champion, Zachary Burt Wins Bronze". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Six Canadians set for judo's Olympic return to its birthplace". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
External links
edit- Shady El Nahas at the International Judo Federation
- Shady El Nahas at JudoInside.com
- Shady El Nahas at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Shady El Nahas at Olympics.com
- Shady El Nahas at Olympedia
- Shady Elnahas at The-Sports.org
- Shady Elnahas on Instagram
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