Shady El Nahas

Shady El Nahas (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian judoka.[1]

Shady El Nahas
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998
Alexandria, Egypt
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Event(s)–100 kg
Medal record
Pan American Championships
2020 Guadalajara –100 kg
2019 Lima –100 kg

Career

When El Nahas was young, he immigrated to Canada from Egypt and took up the sport of judo for self-defence against bullying at school.[2]

In November 2018, El Nahas won silver at the Osaka Grand Slam[3] and followed that up with a bronze at the 2019 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.[4]

El Nahas also won gold at the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru.[5]

References
  1. "Shady El Nahas". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. Ayiku, Vernon (16 December 2014). "Cousins say they'll only be satisfied with judo medals". The Toronto Observer. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. McCann, Ellen (25 November 2018). "Team Canada wins gold and silver at the Judo Grand Slam in Osaka". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Shady El Nahas Wins Canada's Fifth Medal". Sportcom. www.sportcom.qc.ca/. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. "Shady El Nahas Is Pan American Champion, Zachary Burt Wins Bronze". www.judocanada.org/. Judo Canada. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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