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Jimmy Pedro is the current #1 U.S. ranked athlete in judo and has won more gold medals in international competition than any other American in the history of the sport.
Fast Facts
- Competed in the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000
- Captured bronze medal in Atlanta in 1996
- Is a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games
- Is a six-time U.S. National champion
- Is a five-time winner of the USOC’s Male Athlete of the Year for Judo
- Was inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004
- Helped create the Team 2002 Volunteer website for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC)
- Helped develop the TeamUSAnet U.S. Olympian career site for United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
- Was on the All-Ivy Team in 1990 and 1993 while at Brown University
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Personal Info |
Birthdate:
October 30, 1970
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 175 lbs.
Hometown:
Methuen, MA
Resides:
Lawrence, MA
Education:
Brown University
Major:
Business Economics
Occupation: Marketing Manager
Company: Monster Worldwide
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Aside from judo, Jimmy’s favorite sports are wrestling, weightlifting, running, golf and waterskiing.
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2004 Pan Am Championships (Venezuela) – Gold Medal
2004 NY Open – Gold Medalist
2004 Otto World Cup (Germany) – Silver Medalist
2004 Hungarian Open – Silver Medalist
2003 Korean Open – Gold Medalist
2003 Rendezvous International (Canada) – Gold Medalist
2003 Tre-Torre International – Gold Medalist
2003 Pan American Zone Cup – Gold Medalist
2003 Puerto Rico Open – Gold Medalist
2003 British Open – Gold Medalist
2003 NY Open – Gold Medalist
2000 Olympian – Judo 5th Place – Sydney, Australia
2000 Europa Cup Team Championships – 1st Place (TSV Abensberg, Germany)
2000 German Team Championships – 1st Place (TSV Abensberg, Germany)
1999 World Championships 1st Place – Birmingham, England
1999 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist – Winnipeg, Canada
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1998 Shoriki Cup Gold Medalist (only American to ever win)
1998 Austrian Open Gold Medalist
1998 Tournoi de Paris – Gold Medalist (only American to ever win)
1997 World Masters Champion – Munich, Germany (only American to ever win)
1997 Inducted into Black Belt Hall of Fame – Judoka of the Year
1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist
1995 World Championships 3rd Place - Chiba, Japan
1995 World Masters Champion – Munich, Germany
1995 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist – Mar del Plata, Argentina
1992 Olympian – Judo DNP Barcelona, Spain
6-Time U.S. International Open Champion
6-Time U.S. National Champion
5-Time USOC Male Athlete of the Year for Judo
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