Charles Maingon
Canadian judoka and academic (1942-2018)
- Born
- 12 October 1942, France
- Died
- 24 September 2018, Kingston
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka, professor
Charles Maingon (12 October 1942 – 24 September 2018) was a French and Canadian judoka and university professor who won gold at the 1969 Canadian National Judo Championships and represented Canada at the 1969 and 1971 World Judo Championships in the -70 kg category. He and Vincent Grifo, who won the National Championship in his own weight category the same year as Maingon, were the first Canadian Champions from Quebec.
Maingon was born in Paris, France and moved to Montreal with his family in 1959 at the age of 17. He started practicing judo while still in France but most of his training took place in Canada. He was promoted to sankyu (third Kyū) at Seidokwan Academy of Judo under Fred Okimura in 1961, shodan (first dan) in 1964 at Club de judo Hakudokan under Raymond Damblant, and refused further promotion after reaching yondan (fourth dan). He was the long-time technical director at the Cloverdale Judo Club in Kingston, Ontario and travelled to Montreal on a near-weekly basis to practice at Hakudokan.
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