Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont (born 10 August 1981 in Rotterdam) is a male retired judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success was winning the world title at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He did so in the –81 kg weight division. In 2005 he became Amsterdam Sportsman of the year.
Elmont represented the Netherlands three times at the Olympics, in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He is a son of Surinamese judoka Ricardo Elmont and brother of Dex Elmont.[1]
Since the Summer of 2015 Elmont has been the performance coach for Dutch association football club Ajax Amsterdam.[2]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | European Championships | 2nd | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
2007 | World Judo Championships | 3rd | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
European Judo Championships | 3rd | Half middleweight (81 kg) | |
2006 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
2005 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
European Judo Championships | 5th | Half middleweight (81 kg) | |
2002 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillaume Elmont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ VR, Sam. "Performance coach: 'Ze waren niets gewend'". Ajaxshowtime.nl. Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
- Guillaume Elmont at the International Judo Federation
- Guillaume Elmont at JudoInside.com
- Guillaume Elmont at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Guillaume Elmont at Olympics.com
- Guillaume Elmont at Olympedia
- Guillaume Elmont at The-Sports.org
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