Andrzej Sądej

Andrzej Sądej
Personal information
NicknameCaptain Intensity
Born (1957-12-20) 20 December 1957
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryPoland
SportJudo
‍–‍78 kg
     8th dan black belt[1]
Club
  • Takahashi Dojo
  • National Training Centre
Achievements and titles
7th (1981)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1981, 1982, 1983,
1987)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1981 Debrecen‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place1982 Rostock‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place1983 Paris‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place1987 Paris‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 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.