Pier Morten

Pier Morten (born 15 February 1959) is a Canadian judoka and wrestler, and is the world's first deaf-blind black belt in Judo.[2][3] Morten competed in seven Paralympic Games, four in Judo and three in Wrestling, and served as Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony at the 2000 Paralympics.[4][5] He won bronze in Judo in the -65 kg category in 1988, 71 kg category in 1992, and -73 kg category in 2000, and silver in Wrestling in the -64 kg category in 1984.[2]

Pier Morten

Personal information
Born	(1959-02-15) February 15, 1959
Residence	Burnaby, British Columbia
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Judo Wrestling
Disability	Deaf–blind
Disability class	B1 and deaf[1]
Rank	Shodan (1st dan)
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2000 Summer Paralympics: Judo -73 kg – Bronze 1992 Summer Paralympics: Judo -71 kg – Bronze 1988 Summer Paralympics: Judo -65 kg – Bronze 1984 Summer Paralympics: Wrestling -62 kg – Silver
Medal record Paralympic Games 1984 -62 kg 1988 -65 kg 1992 -71 kg 2000 -73 kg World Cup of Blind Judo 1991 -71 kg 2001 -73 kg World Blind Judo Championships 1998 -73 kg European Open Blind Judo Championships 1987 -65 kg
Updated on 1 September 2012.

Morten has won many awards for his achievements. He was named British Columbia's Disabled Athlete of the Year in 1987 for both Wrestling and Judo, and then again for Judo in 2000. In 1988, Morten became the first man presented with the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award for exemplifying the spirit of the Paralympic Games.[6] He was also awarded Sport BC's Harry Jerome Comeback Award in 1998, and won the International Blind Sports Federation's Athlete of the Year Award in 2002.[1][7] Morten was inducted into the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 2012.[8][9]

Morten is the brother of fellow Paralympian Eddie Morten, and married to former wrestler and current documentary filmmaker Shelley Morten.

See also

• Judo in Canada
• List of Canadian judoka
• Wrestling in Canada

References

1. "Pier Morten". International Blind Sports Federation website. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "Pier Morten". Canadian Paralympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
3. "Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame 2002". Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
4. "Sighted Rules disable blind judo champ". Western Judo Scene website. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
5. "Le judoka Pier Morten porte-drapeau du Canada". Radio-Canada Sports website (in French). Retrieved 27 August 2012.
6. "Summer 1988 Seoul". Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
7. "Athlete of the Year - Recipients History". Sport BC website. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
8. "Hall of Fame". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons website. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
9. "Judo BC Board of Directors Meeting Summary May 14, 2012" (PDF). Judo BC website. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

External links

Video

• Pier Morten shares his memories of the Canadian National Institute for the Deaf retreat on Bowen Island, British Columbia (in Sign languages) (alertbayDeafboy on YouTube)