Amy Cotton

Amy Cotton competed for the second time at an Olympic Games in 2012 and finished 17th in the women’s -78kg judo division.

A 2004 Olympian who reached the quarter-finals in Athens, Cotton worked very hard to get back to the top of the world stage after missing the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with a broken foot.

Cotton won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She is a 10-time National Championships medallist, winning three gold, four silver and three bronze, dating as far back as 1995.

Club:

Shidokan Training Center

Languages spoken:

English

Idols (in sport or other):

Carolynn Lepage

Favourite activities outside of sport:

swimming, reading and shopping

Sibling(s) Name(s) (date of birth):

Matthew (july 1976) Robin (Feb 1978) Joshua (Oct 1982)

Training Location(s):

Shidokan National Training Center Montreal

Preferred sport events / Specialties:

diving

Coach(es):

Sergio Pessoa, Nicolas Gill, Marie Helene Chisholm

Senior national athlete since:

2000

Nickname (s):

Cotton, coots

Org./ charities supported:

junvenile athritis

Other sports participated in:

tennis swimming

Favourite quote / motto:

“You have nothing to fear, but fear itself”