Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont (born 10 August 1981 in Rotterdam) is a male retired judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success was winning the world title at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He did so in the ‍–‍81 kg weight division. In 2005 he became Amsterdam Sportsman of the year.

Guillaume Elmont
Personal information
Full nameGuillaume Ricaldo Elmont
Born (1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 43)
Rotterdam
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2008)
World Champ.Gold (2005)
European Champ.Silver (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tampere ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nicosia ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF279
JudoInside.com28
Updated on 17 November 2022

Elmont represented the Netherlands three times at the Olympics, in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He is a son of Surinamese judoka Ricardo Elmont and brother of Dex Elmont.[1]

Since the Summer of 2015 Elmont has been the performance coach for Dutch association football club Ajax Amsterdam.[2]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2008 European Championships 2nd Half middleweight (81 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 3rd Half middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half middleweight (81 kg)
2006 European Judo Championships 3rd Half middleweight (81 kg)
2005 World Judo Championships 1st Half middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships 7th Half middleweight (81 kg)

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillaume Elmont". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ VR, Sam. "Performance coach: 'Ze waren niets gewend'". Ajaxshowtime.nl. Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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Awards
Preceded by Amsterdam Sportsman of the Year
2005
Succeeded by