Birth Place: | Rotterdam |
Full Name: | Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont |
Country: | Netherlands |
Weight Class: | 81 kg, 90 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 1 |
Worlds Year: | 2005 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 2 |
Regionals Year: | 2008 |
Regionals Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
Olympics Rank: | 5 |
Olympics Year: | 2008 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
Updated: | 17 November 2022 |
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]
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class | |
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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) |