Amy Cotton
Canadian Olympic judoka (born 1980)
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Born | 22 January 1980 (1980-01-22) (age 44) Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | R16 (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | 7th (2005, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 27 November 2022 |
Amy Cotton (born 22 January 1980) is a judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's half heavyweight division (-78 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[1]
Cotton was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at the age of fourteen and was told that if she continued, she would most likely have serious health complications by the age of 21. Cotton continued to train and is a two time Olympian. She now lives in Saskatchewan.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Cotton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
External links
- Amy Cotton at the International Judo Federation
- Amy Cotton at JudoInside.com
- Amy Cotton at Olympedia
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