Joliane Melançon

Joliane L. Melançon (born 22 March 1986 in Blainville, Québec[1]) is a judoka from Canada.

Joliane Melançon

Personal information
Born	(1986-03-22) 22 March 1986
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R16 (2009, 2011)
Pan American Champ.	(2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Olympic Games	R32 (2012)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara –57 kg Pan American Championships 2009 Buenos Aires –57 kg 2010 San Salvador –57 kg 2011 Guadalajara –57 kg 2012 Montreal –57 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Baku –57 kg IJF Grand Prix 2012 Baku –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	130
JudoInside.com	27087
Updated on 27 November 2022.

Joliane was born in Blainville, a suburb of Montreal. She began with judo at age 8. She had to choose between judo and violin. She has always been more interested in sport so she chose judo.[2] Now she trains in Club de judo de Varennes under Denis Mechin. She studies physical education at UQAM.[3]

• In 2009, she competed at 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam. She lost close match with Polish judoka Małgorzata Bielak.
• She won bronze medal at Pan American Judo Championships in 2009 and 2010.
• She won bronze for Canada at the 2011 Pan American Judo Championships.[4][5]
• She represented Canada at the 2012 London Olympics in the <57 kg category