Arthur Margelidon | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1993 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Country: | Canada |
Weight Class: | 73 kg |
Olympics Rank: | 5 |
Olympics Year: | 2020 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 5 |
Worlds Year: | 2023 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
Regionals Type: | AM |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2016 |
Regionals Year2: | 2024 |
Updated: | 28 April 2024 |
Arthur Margelidon (born 12 October 1993, in Paris, France) is a Canadian judoka who competes in the men's 73 kg category.[1]
Margelidon won the bronze medal the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and the gold medal at the 2016 Pan American Judo Championships in Havana.[2]
In June 2016, he was selected for Canada's Olympic team,[3] but he had to withdraw after he injured his arm.[4] In June 2021, Margelidon was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[5] Margelidon would go onto finish in fifth place, one victory away from a bronze medal.[6]
He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 73kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.