Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard
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Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (born 26 June 1994) is a Canadian judoka who competes in the women's 63 kg category.[3] Beauchemin-Pinard won a bronze medal in the 63 kg weight class at the 2020 Summer Olympics, making her the second Canadian woman to win a medal in judo at the Summer Olympics.[4][5] She has been ranked in the top 10 of the world in her weight category.[6][7][8][9]
In June 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[10]
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[11]
Beauchemin-Pinard competed as part of Canada's 2020 Olympic team in Tokyo.[12] She won all her matches in the under-63 kg class before losing to world champion and eventual Olympic champion Clarisse Agbegnenou in the semifinals. Beauchemin-Pinard then won the bronze medal defeating Anriquelis Barrios by waza-ari in extra time.[4][13] After her victory she said that,
"I remember going to Rio in 2016 and leaving so disappointed with my performance. I said to myself, I want to go to Tokyo, win a medal and perform there. And I did it."[4]
She won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Women's 63 kg.[14]
She won a silver medal at the 2022 World Judo Championships.[15]
Beauchemin-Pinard will be the top seeded athlete in her division at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[16]
