Jessica Klimkait (born 31 December 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category. In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightweight (57 kg) final at the championships in Budapest, Hungary; the win also qualified her for the Tokyo Olympic Games. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career In 2013 at the Cadet (U18) World Championship in Miami she became the first Canadian female judoka to win an age group world championship. She won gold at the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships.
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.
In June 2021, Klimkait was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. She won the bronze medal in the class with a win over Kaja Kajzer of Slovenia, by waza-ari.
Early life Klimkait began practicing judo at the age of five at the Ajax Budokan Judo Club after watching her older brother's involvement in the sport.
Senior International results +MedalsOlympic games1World Championships100World Masters001Grand Slam112Continental Championships101Grand Prix142Continental Open112Continental Cup110Totals678 +Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021World Judo Championships3R3R2RPan American Judo Championships51R5IJF World MastersGrand Slam Abu Dhabi1R5Grand Slam Düsseldorf1RGrand Slam EkaterinburgGrand Slam OsakaGrand Slam Paris1R2RGrand Slam Tokyo1R2R1RGrand Prix Budapest5Grand Prix CancúnGrand Prix HohhotGrand Prix MontrealGrand Prix Zagreb1R1REuropean Open GlasgowEuropean Open Madrid2REuropean Open OberwartOceanian Open Wollongong Pan American Open San SalvadorEuropean Cup Orenburg European Cup Podcetrtek
See also Judo in Ontario Judo in Canada List of Canadian judoka
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