Jimmy Pedro
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Judo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Atlanta 1996 | Lightweight (71kg) | |
| Bronze | Athens 2004 | Lightweight (73kg) | |
James ("Jimmy") Pedro (born October 30, 1970) is one of the most successful American judo competitors ever, having won two bronze medals in the Olympics.
Pedro was the World Champion at 73KG in 1999. He won bronze medals in the 1991 and 1995 World Championships.
Pedro represented the US in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic Games, winning bronze in 1996 and 2004. The US has not traditionally been strong in judo, and a bronze medal in Olympic judo is an enormous accomplishment for an American athlete. His entry in the "Legends" section of a major judo magazine's web site lists 29 gold medals in international competition alone.
Pedro retired from competitive judo after the 2004 Olympics. In recent years he has worked for Google.com, promoted a brand of tatami and zebra (mats) used for judo and jujutsu practice and competition, and been the subject of a biographical movie.
He coaches and teaches in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He is the married father of three children.
[edit] References
- Judo techniques and tactics is a textbook on judo written by Jimmy Pedro and William Durbin. ISBN 0-7360-0343-6
- Fury on the mat is a biographical movie about Jimmy Pedro.
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