Andrzej Sądej

Andrzej Sądej
Personal information
NicknameCaptain Intensity
Born (1957-12-20) 20 December 1957
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryPoland
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Rank     8th dan black belt[1]
Club
  • Takahashi Dojo
  • National Training Centre
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (1981)
European Champ. (1981, 1982, 1983,
1987)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Poland
European Championships
1981 Debrecen ‍–‍78 kg
1982 Rostock ‍–‍78 kg
1983 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
1987 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
1977 Berlin ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1124
JudoInside.com1161
Updated on 26 June 2025

Andrzej Sądej (born 20 December 1957)[2] is a Polish and Canadian judoka who competed as a member of the Polish national judo team and has played a major role in the development of high-level judo in Canada. He coached the Canadian national judo team from 1990 to 1996, has held a wide variety of administrative positions at Judo Canada including Sports Director and Executive Director since 1998, and has coached the Canadian Paralympic team since 2014.[3][4]

Interviews

  • "Andrzej Sadej, Judo Canada's Sports Director". Conversations with Garmamie (Podcast). YouTube. 1 July 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Recent judo promotions:". Takahashi Dojo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Andrzej Sadej". JudoInside. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. pp. 138–40. ISBN 978-2-89726-352-2.
  4. ^ "Staff". Judo Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2021.