Chantal Wright (born February 1, 1993) is an American
judoka
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, though she has previously competed for both
Switzerland
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and the
United Kingdom
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.
She won the 70 kg categories at the 2016 Pan American Open in
San Salvador
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and the 2017 Pan American Open in
Buenos Aires
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, and came second at the 2018 Pan American Open in
Santo Domingo
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.
Wright won bronze at both the
2020
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and the
2021 Pan American Judo Championships
The 2021 Pan American Judo Championships was a judo event which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 15 to 16 April 2021.
Medal table
Results Men's events
Women's events
References
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Results
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. She also competed at the
2021 World Judo Championships
The 2021 World Judo Championships were held from 6 to 13 June 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
Schedule
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Russia doping ban
On 9 Decem ...
in the
70kg category, but was knocked out by
Dutch
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judoka
Sanne van Dijke
Sanne van Dijke (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch judoka. She is the 2017 and 2021 European gold medalist in the 70kg division. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a ...
.
Personal life
Wright's two younger siblings, Kyle and Liam, also compete in judo competitions; all three are trained by their father.
Throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Wright worked as an
intensive care
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nurse.
References
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1993 births
Living people
American female judoka
21st-century American sportswomen
Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games
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