Christa Deguchi

Christa Deguchi
Deguchi in 2020
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995
OccupationJudoka
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Japan (until 2014)
 Canada (since 2017)
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2019, 2023)
Pan American Champ. (2018, 2019, 2023)
Commonwealth Games (2022)
Highest world ranking1st
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2024 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
2019 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Doha ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Pan American Championships
2018 San José ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Lima ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Calgary ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg
2020 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2021 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
2022 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Astana ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Antalya ‍–‍57 kg
2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍57 kg
2018 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Montreal ‍–‍57 kg
2022 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham ‍–‍57 kg
Representing  Japan
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Jeju ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF41546, 14821
JudoInside.com83508
Updated on 31 July 2024

Christa Deguchi (出口 クリスタ Deguchi Christa, born 29 October 1995) is a Japanese-born Canadian judoka. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's 57 kg event, after winning gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Her victory made her the first ever Canadian to win gold in judo at the Olympics.

Though competing for Canada, Deguchi still lives and trains in Shiojiri, Japan.