Philippe Abel Metellus (born 30 May 1990) is a

Haitian Canadian Haitian Canadians () are Canadians of Haitian descent or Haiti-born people who reside in Canada. As of 2016, more than 86% of Haitian Canadians reside in Quebec. Haitian migration to Canada Immigration 1960–1980 Immigration from Haiti to ...

judoka who was the flagbearer for Haiti at the

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in Paris, France.

Biography

Philippe Metellus was born in 1990 in

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, Canada. He began training in judo in 2002 in Haiti, where he spent his childhood, and continued training after returning to Canada. He trained at the Kiseki Judo club in Montreal, where his coach is the former Olympic judoka Ernst Laraque. Metellus competed in his first international competition at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=, s=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Gua ...

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. He is a seven-time Haitian national champion and a two-time Canadian national champion. At the Paris Olympics, Metellus competed in the men's 73 kg category and was defeated in his first match by

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, who scored an ''

ippon is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon-wazari'' contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu. In judo In judo, an ''ippon'' may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock. For throws, the ...

'' by ''

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''.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Metellus, Philippe 1990 births Haitian male judoka Canadian male judoka Olympic judoka for Haiti Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Montreal Canadian people of Haitian descent Living people Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Haitian sportsmen