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- Kelita Zupancic (born May 9, ) is a judoka from Canada.
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- The name Kelita Stevens (nee Zupancic) has been synonymous with international success for Judo Ontario and Judo Canada for well over a decade.
Kelita Zupancic
Canadian judoka (born 1990)
Kelita Zupancic (born May 9, 1990) is a judoka from Canada. Zupancic won gold medals for Canada at the 2010, 2013 and 2015 Pan Am judo championships.[1][2]
Biography
Zupancic was born in Whitby which is a town in the Toronto metro area. She is of Slovenian origin. Her father Eddie is a judo coach and trainer.
She is member of the Formokan Judo Club[3] and she has been training at the National Training Centre in Montreal under the watchful eyes of National Coach Nicolas Gill and Hiroshi Namakura. Through some discussion with Hiroshi Namakura, it was felt that the time was right for Zupancic to train in Japan. Hiroshi Namakura contacted Yoshiyuki Matsuoka who is a former Olympic Champion and head coach at a private women's judo club which is sponsored by the company Komatsu Limited. He suggested to Zupancic that she should go to train at the Komatsu club.[4] Zupancic agreed and Hiroshi Nama
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- Biography Kelita Zupancic made her Olympic debut at London 2012 where she ran into three-time world champion and eventual gold medallist Lucie Décosse of France in the second round.
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- A rising star at 18, Zupancic relocated to Montreal to take part in the national training centre program, where she is coached by idol and two-time Olympic medallist Nicolas Gill.
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| Kelita Zupancic was born in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. | |
| The name Kelita Stevens (nee Zupancic) has been synonymous with international success for Judo Ontario and Judo Canada for well over a decade. | |
| Speaking with Kelita Zupancic, the highest ranked female judo athlete in the world and member of the Canadian Olympic team en route to Rio in August 2016. |