Team USA Qualifies 10 Divisions for the 2008 Olympic Games

At least 10 U.S. athletes will be competing in the Olympic Games in Beijing following the completion of a two-year qualifying process that concluded on May 11 in Miami at the Olympic Zone 1 Cup...... Read More

JUDO: Athlete Highlights of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo_ By the Numbers

For Immediate Release May 16, 2008 Contact: Nicole Jomantas, 719. Read More

JUDO: Team USA Qualifies 10 Divisions for the 2008 Olympic Games

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JUDO: Team USA Qualifies 10 Divisions for the 2008 Olympic Games

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JUDO: USA Wins Women's Silver, Men's Bronze in Pan Am Team Competition

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JUDO: Stevens to Fight for Gold Tonight at Pan Am Championships

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JUDO: Stevens Wins Silver, Qualifies United States for Beijing at Pan American Championships in Miami

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JUDO: Twenty-Two Nations Scheduled to Compete at Pan Ams, Final Olympic Qualifier in Miami This Week

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JUDO: Morris Cup Judo Championships Results

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JUDO: USA Judo Announces Qualifiers for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo, June 13-14 in Las Vegas

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JUDO: Team Named for Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Pan Am Championships, May 8-11 in Miami

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JUDO: USA Judo Senior National Championships Day 1 Preview

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JUDO: 2008 Pan American Championships to Come to Miami, May 8-11

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JUDO: Williams-Murray Wins Silver Medal at New York Open

Williams-Murray Wins Silver Medal at New York Open Two-time New York Open Champion Taraje Williams-Murray (Wakefield, Mass. Read More

JUDO: International Contingent to Compete at New York Open On Sunday

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JUDO: Rick Hawn Places Ninth at Vienna World Cup

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JUDO: U.S. Men to Compete at Vienna World Cup This Weekend

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Rousey and Stevens Place Ninth at Paris Super World Cup

Ronda Rousey and Travis Stevens placed ninth in the 70kg and 81kg divisions, respectively, at the Paris Super World Cup on Sunday... Read More

JUDO: Team USA Competes at Paris Super World Cup This Weekend

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JUDO: O'Neil Places Seventh in 66kg Division at Belgium Open

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JUDO: Thirty-Four U.S. Men to Compete at Belgium Open This Weekend

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Fifty-Four U.S. Athletes to Compete at Rendez-Vous Canada This Weekend

Olympian Travis Stevens is one of 54 U.S. athletes who will be seeking to win Rendez-Vous Canada in Montreal. Read More

Stevens and Desilets Win Rendez-Vous Canada

Travis Stevens and Everet Desilets each won Rendez-Vous titles in Montreal... Read More

Rousey Wins Third Straight Rendez-Vous Canada Title

World silver medalist Ronda Rousey had little trouble earning her third consecutive gold medal at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, in Montreal on Sunday... Read More

O'Neil Places Seventh in 66kg Division at Belgium Open

Competing in the 66kg division for the first time since May, Josh O'Neil placed seventh in a 69-person division at the Belgium Open in Vise on Sunday... Read More

USA Judo National Training Site Celebrates the Holidays

Pedro's Judo Center held a family-orientated holiday party for its 200+ members on Dec. 19... Read More

Rousey Wins Gold Over Brazil, Hawn Wins Bronze

Since she was a child, Ronda Rousey has had her eyes on one thing - winning gold at the Olympic Games. Read More

Reser and Stevens Win Gold, Gotay Takes Silver at the Pan American Games

The roads Ryan Reser and Travis Stevens have taken may be different, but on Saturday, the results were both the same - Pan American Games gold... Read More

Judo Athletes Take Jimmy Pedro's Judo Challenge

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Otto Grand Prix Results

Nick Delpopolo won the only match for the U.S. Team over the weekend at the Otto Grand Prix, a USA Judo Senior A-Level Point Tournament, in Hamburg, Germany. Read More

Day #2: Special Congratulations to Marti Malloy! Pan American Junior Champion!

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DAY #3: Pan American Cup Competition

The Pan American Cup Competition was held in Valencia, Venezuela on Sunday March 13, following the Pan American Juvenile and Junior Championships. The US Team finished up third overall in the Cup competition behind Brazil and Venezuela. Read More

Pedro's Challenge Results

Pedro's Challenge, the first USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament of the year, was held in Wakefield, Mass. on Saturday. Read More

Travis Stevens and Nick Delpopolo Win Silver Medals at the New York Open

Seven months after the Olympic Games in Beijing, Travis Stevens found himself facing 2008 Olympic Champion Ole Bischof (GER) for the second time when he advanced to the 81kg finals of the New York Open on Sunday in New York City... Read More

Brian Olson Begins Olympic Comeback with Gold at the U.S. Open, Rousey Earns Third Straight Title

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Team USA Arrives in Buenos Aires for Pan Ams, Competition Begins Thursday

Team USA arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday and Wednesday to compete in the first Pan American Championships of the new Olympic quadrennium. Sixteen athletes will compete in the shiai competition that begins Thursday and continues on Friday. Read More

Travis Stevens Defeats 2004 Olympic Medalist Flavio Canto to Win Second Pan Am Title

Travis Stevens won gold in the 81kg division and Garry St. Leger earned bronze at 90kg during the first day of the Pan Ams in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read More

Beijing Olympians to Vie for 2009 World Team Berths in San Diego this Weekend

With the Beijing Olympic Games barely eight months behind them, three members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team will be among the athletes vying for National titles and berths on the 2009 World Team at the USA Judo Senior National Championships. Read More

Olympians Stevens, Reser and Williams-Murray to Fight it Out at 81kg on Friday at the Senior Nationals

Competition begins at the USA Judo Senior Nationals on Friday with the men's and women's heavyweight divisions. Read More

2009 Senior Nationals Draws Posted

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USA Judo Announces Nominees to the 2009 Pan American Championship Team

USA Judo is pleased to announce the 17 players who have been nominated to represent Team USA at the Pan American Championships, March 26-29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read More

Travis Stevens Receives Top-Eight Ranking on World Roster

Olympian Travis Stevens joined an elite group of judo players last week when he was ranked #8 in the world as an 81kg player on the International Judo Federation's latest World Rankings list. Read More

U.S. Open Championships Come to Fort Lauderdale

An international field of more than 250 of the world's best judo players from 20+ countries will arrive in Fort Lauderdale this weekend to compete in the U.S. Open Judo Championships. Read More

U.S. Athletes Win 13 Medals on First Day of U.S. Open

Ronda Rousey was more than a little familiar with her finals opponent, Ikumi Tanimoto (JPN) at the U.S. Open Judo Championships Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read More

Upsets Abound on First Day of Senior Nationals

There are several fundamental principals of judo that came into play during the finals of the Senior Nationals on Friday night at the Town & Country Resort and Conference Center. Read More

Former World Champion Jimmy Pedro Named 2009 World Team Coach

Ten years after becoming just the second U.S. man to win a World Judo Championship, USA Judo is pleased to announce that Jimmy Pedro will serve as the head coach of the 2009 World Team. Read More

Judo coach goes from Wakefield to Rotterdam … and, possibly, London

This year, Jimmy Pedro will be making his debut as head coach of the USA Judo World Team. Read More

Travis Stevens Wins Bronze at Brazil Grand Slam

Beijing Olympian Travis Stevens became the first male U.S. athlete to earn a medal at an Senior A+ Level Point Tournament in nearly five years when he placed third on Sunday at the Brazil Grand Slam in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read More

USA Takes on Brazil in Team Competition on July 16

Ten U.S. athletes will compete in an exhibition team competition against players from Brazil on July 16 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Read More

Team USA to Compete at Belo Horizonte World Cup this Weekend

The six U.S. athletes who competed at the Brazil Grand Slam last week in Rio de Janeiro will be joined by 12 other American players at the Belo Horizonte World Cup, also in Brazil, on Saturday and Sunday. Read More

Final Lineup Announced for Tomorrow's USA vs. Brazil Team Competition

USA Judo is pleased to announce the lineup of athletes who will compete in both the men's and women's divisions of an exhibition team competition against players from Brazil at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Read More

Ransom and Harrison Earn Match Wins Against Brazil in Exhibition Team Event

Top-ranked U.S. players Kayla Harrison and Christal Ransom won two of Team USA's five women's matches during an exhibition team event against Brazil on Thursday in Porto Alegre. Read More

Team USA Departs for Senior World Championships on Sunday

The road to the 2012 London Olympic Games will begin for Olympic hopefuls next week when Team USA departs for the Senior World Championships on Sunday. Read More

Men’s 81kg and Women’s 63kg Division World Championships Preview

Competition will continue at the Senior World Championships on Friday in Rotterdam with the men's 81kg and women's 63kg divisions. Read More

Travis Stevens and Janine Nakao Lose in the First Round at the Senior World Championships

Travis Stevens (NYAC) and first-time Team USA member Janine Nakao, both of the USA Judo National Team FORCE in Wakefield, Mass., each lost in the first round of the Senior World Championships on Friday. Read More

Travis Stevens Places Fifth at Birmingham World Cup

Two-time Pan American Champion Travis Stevens had his best finish at a European A-Level event on Sunday when he placed fifth in the 81kg division at the Birmingham World Cup in Great Britain. Read More

Great Things Happening at USA Judo! ... From the Office of the CEO!

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Forty-Three U.S. Athletes to Compete at Rendez-Vous Canada This Weekend

Forty-three U.S. athletes will compete at the Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, in Montreal on Saturday and Sunday. Read More

Stevens Wins Third Straight Title as Seven U.S. Athletes Win Gold at Rendez-Vous Canada

U.S. athletes won gold medals in seven of the 10 divisions held on Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Canada in Montreal. Read More

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