Tina Takahashi is a Canadian judoka, coach and author. She won Canada's first gold medal at the World University Games in Judo in 1984 and coached Canada's first women's Judo Olympian Sandra Greaves in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.[1][2] Takahashi was the first Canadian woman to achieve the rank of roku-dan (sixth-degree black belt), and the first women's Sport Canada carded athlete.
Takahashi was Canadian champion 9 times, has taught Judo for more than 30 years, and was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.[3][4]In2008, she was named as Chair of the National Grading Board by Judo Canada.[5]
COACHING: ’88 OLYMPICS, ’86 WORLDS, ’87 WORLDS COMPETITOR: ’80 WORLDS, ’82 WORLDS, ’84 WORLDS CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT: Chair National Grading Board ORIGINAL SENSEI: RENEE HOCK ’93 & ’95 WORLDS Promoted to Rokudan (6th degree) in 2003 (14 years as 6th dan) Judo practitioner for over 50 years, teaching/coaching for 40 years.
Coached Women’s National team at over 20 international tournaments throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, North, South and Central America
Participated in many national and international training camps and clinics throughout the world. NCCP level 3 certified
Judo Ontario Provincial Coach at several National Championships
Coached Ontario Winter Games for the East Region
Coached Women’s National Team in Ottawa ‘85-‘88, and at the Seoul Olympics. Judo Canada National Team Resource Coach until mid 1990s. Tina's three sons who are all National judo medalists. (Adam 3rd 2015 2nd 2011), Torin (1st x 2, 2011, 2012, 2nd x2, 2015, 2013, 2009 +), Liam Macfadyen (3rd 2012)
Taught judo to children, teens and adults recreationally and in schools for 40 years.
Taught judo to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his brothers and all the children of former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney
Original sensei, coached many athletes from children to national and international champions. i.e. Renee Hock (World competitor ’93, ’95, many int’l medals, Senior National Champion ‘86), Tony Walby (Para Olympics 2012, IBSA Worlds 2014, Sr. National Champ 2008 & multi time National medals), Evan O’Leary (Masters National Champion), Karen Hayde (KDK Cup Brazil champ, Sr. National champ ‘95), Linda Konkol (Senior National champ ‘89), Julie Leblanc (Senior National champ ’85, US Open 2nd, 3rd, ‘’87-’88) Michael and Kristina Kiss (Juv. National champs) Dave Shapiro (Juv, National champ), Torin Macfadyen (U18 National champ, U15 National Champ), Sean Macfadyen (Masters Pan Am champ ’07, QC Open ’09, RMC International 2009, Sr. Prov Team member) Stewart Tanaka (Senior National medalist), Thomas Filter (Junior National champ '02), Alicia Rimad (U17 National Champ '10)
