Tom Thomson (judoka)

Tom Thomson
Personal information
Born (1947-05-07) 7 May 1947[1]
Hamilton, Ontario
Residence Brantford, Ontario
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Judo
Club Brantford Judo Club
Now coaching Justin Karn, Bill Morgan, Tim Rees, Tony Walby
Updated on 3 September 2012.

Tom Thomson (born 7 May 1947) is a Canadian judoka, coach, and head instructor at the Brantford Judo Club in Brantford, Ontario, who has been the head coach of the Canadian Paralympic Judo team since the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.[2] In 2006 Thomson won the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award for his work in the promotion and development of Visually Impaired Judo in Canada, and in 2010 he was recognized with a Special Contribution award at an Elite Coaching Symposium for Ontario in Toronto.[1][3][4]

Thomson, who has been practising Judo for 34 years, established the Brantford Judo Club in 1984 and remained a competitor himself until 1992, when he shifted his focus to coaching. The fact that the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind is located in Brantford has provided him with the opportunity to work with many visually impaired students.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Thomson - Judo". Coaching Association of Canada website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "London 2012: Blind Canadian judo champ Justin Karn fights for respect". The Toronto Star. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Special Achievements". Judo Ontario website. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Tom Thomson lives judo". Brant News. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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