François Gauthier-Drapeau

François Gauthier-Drapeau (born 27 January 1998) is a Canadian judoka who competes in the men's 81 kg category and formerly in the 73 kg category.[1] Gauthier-Drapeau was born in Alma, Quebec, Canada.[2]

François Gauthier-Drapeau
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998
Alma, Quebec, Canada
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg, ‍–‍81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.5th (2023)
Pan American Champ. (2023)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cordoba ‍–‍73 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF32154
JudoInside.com73198
Updated on 18 September 2023.

Career

Junior

At the 2016 Pan American Junior Judo Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gauthier-Drapeau won the bronze medal in the 73 kg category.[1]

Senior

After a few years of inactivity due to an injury and the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] Gauthier-Drapeau returned to competition at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Paris in the 81 kg category, where he lost in overtime to the then number two world ranked Matthias Casse of Belgium.[4] This tournament marked his first ever Grand Slam.[4] The following month, in his second Grand Slam, Gauthier-Drapeau won bronze at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku.[5][6]

Gauthier-Drapeau started the 2022 season with a fifth place finish at the Paris Grand Slam, losing the bronze medal match in overtime.[2] A couple weeks later, Gauthier-Drapeau would win bronze at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv.[7][8] In April 2022, at the combined 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima, Peru, Gauthier-Drapeau won the bronze medal in the 81 kg category.[9][10] Another fifth finish followed at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Budapest.[11]

Gauthier-Drapeau was named to his first national senior multi-sport event team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in June 2022.[12]

References
  1. "Francois Gauthier-Drapeau". judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "François Gauthier-Drapeau Almost Reaches Podium in Paris". www.judocanada.org. Judo Canada. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022. The native of Alma, Quebec
  3. Emond, Janick (12 November 2021). "Judo : François Gauthier-Drapeau a les Olympiques dans la mire" [Judo: François Gauthier-Drapeau has the Olympics in his sights]. Le Lac-St-Jean (in French). Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "François Gauthier-Drapeau tient tête au numéro 2 mondial" [François Gauthier-Drapeau stands up to world number 2]. La Presse (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. "François Gauthier-Drapeau Continues to Shine". www.judocanada.org. Judo Canada. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Podium en Grand Chelem pour un judoka québécois" [Grand Slam podium for a Quebec judoka]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Montreal, Quebec Canada. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. "François Gauthier-Drapeau remporte le bronze à Tel-Aviv" [François Gauthier-Drapeau wins bronze in Tel Aviv]. www.rds.ca (in French). Réseau des sports (RDS). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. Hudon, Jonathan (19 February 2022). "François Gauthier-Drapeau médaillé de bronze malgré un nez en sang" [François Gauthier-Drapeau bronze medalist despite a bloody nose]. Le Quotidien (in French). Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. Cote, Marc-Antoine (18 April 2022). "Des Championnats panaméricains en bronze pour Gauthier-Drapeau et Bouchard" [Bronze Pan American Championships for Gauthier-Drapeau and Bouchard]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City, Quebec Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. Hodowany, Matthew; Charlebois, Michael (16 April 2022). "El-Nahas gold caps six-medal haul in Pan American and Oceanian Judo Championships". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2022. Étienne Briand and François Gauthier-Drapeau each won their bronze medal matches in the 81kg category, which allowed them to share the third step of the podium.
  11. "Fifth-place finish for Canada's Gauthier-Drapeau at judo Grand Slam in Budapest". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  12. "Canadian Judo Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.judocanada.org. Judo Canada. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.


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