Tina Takahashi

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. Takahashi was the first Canadian woman to achieve the rank of shichi-dan, 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. In 2008, she was named as Chair of the National Grading Board by Judo Canada.
Takahashi is the daughter of Canadian judoka Masao Takahashi and June Takahashi, and the sister of Olympians Phil Takahashi and Ray Takahashi.
In 2005, she co-authored a book titled Mastering Judo with her parents and three siblings.

Publications

Education

Bachelor of Physical Education, Bachelor of Education & Ontario Teachers Certificate.

Championships and Accomplishments

Highlights

Judo Canada Hall of Fame Inductee
Former Olympic Judo coach
World University Judo champion
7th degree Black Belt
Former World Sambo Champion
Co-Author of "Mastering Judo" by Masao Takahashi & Family

Competitive Highlights (National and International Tournaments)

World University Championship – 1st place
World Sambo Championships – 1st place
Pacific Rim – 1st place
World Championships – 5th place
Senior Canadian Judo Nationals – 1st place
Canada Cup – 1st place
Cadet Canadian Nationals – 1st place
Quebec Open – 1st place
Pan Am Games – 3rd place
French International – 3rd place
British Open – 3rd place
Dutch Open – 3rd place
Pan American Championships – 3rd place
Pan American Championships – 2nd place
Desert Open – 1st place

Awards

Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame
Canadian Asian of the Year Finalist
Female Coach of the Year Award from Judo Ontario
Life member Judo Ontario/Judo Canada
Certificate of Recognition, Pioneer of Women's Competitive Judo JC
Judo Ontario Hall of Fame
Judo Canada Hall of Fame
City of Nepean Wall of Fame
Canadian Sport Award, Athlete of the Month
International Achievement Award, Sport Federation of Canada
Ontario Distinguished Performance Achievement Award

Judo Canada CAREER ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

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 in 2003 and Promoted to Shichidan in 2024, 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., Torin, Liam Macfadyen
* 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'''

Coaching Highlights with Women's National Team

1988 Olympic Games in Korea
1986 World Championships in Netherlands
1987 World Championships in Germany
1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis, USA
1989 Francophonie Games in Morocco
3-time Fukuoka International Women's Championships in Japan

Volunteer Highlights

Chairperson for Judo Canada's National Grading Board
Member of Judo Canada National Grading Board
Member Judo Ontario Black Belt Grading Board
Women's National Judo Team Representative
Assistant Regional Director of East Region
Provincial "A" referee
East Region Tournament Organizer

Kata (Pre-arranged forms/patterns of movement)

1st place in Nage no Kata CNE Int’l 1989, medaled in Ju-no- kata, Katame-no-kata
Course conductor kata, gokyo and competitive clinics in Ontario and Quebec
Judge Pan Ams and several Nationals
Chair for the National Grading Board
Organizer of kata judging seminars in 2008 with Kuniko Takeuchi Sensei, Chairperson Pan Am Kata Committee

Athlete Development (National and International Judo Champions)

Original sensei, coached many athletes from children to national and international champions. i.e. Renee Hock, Tony Walby, Evan O’Leary, Karen Hayde, Linda Konkol, Julie Leblanc Michael and Kristina Kiss Dave Shapiro, Torin Macfadyen, Sean Macfadyen Stewart Tanaka, Thomas Filter, Alicia Rimad

Videos and Photos

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