Ron Tripp

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Ron Tripp.
Ron Tripp.

Ron Tripp (born 1955) is a Sambo and Judo champion and is the current president of USA Judo.[1] He is also a member of the board of directors of the United States Olympic Committee.

His name is also fairly well-known amongst jujutsu and submission grappling enthusiasts as the only man ever to defeat the legendary champion Rickson Gracie. A graduate of Hillsdale College and Palmer College, the 6 feet 205 pound Tripp excelled in both the sports of Judo and Sambo. Trained by the well-known Pat Burris, Tripp's fight career lasted from 1982 to 1995. He is also a Doctor of Chiropractic.

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[edit] Career highlights

  • 1993: Defeated Rickson Gracie at U.S. Sambo Championships
  • 1994: Submitted by Rigan Machado
  • 1995: At 41,defeated 24 year old Andrew Bourdeau to win the International Federation of Amateur Sambo Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship in Montreal, Canada.

[edit] The Rickson Gracie fight

In 1993 at the U.S. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, undefeated Rickson Gracie, of the legendary Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family, with over 300 straight victories, was matched with multiple Judo and Sambo champion Ron Tripp. The 6 feet 205 pound Tripp threw the 5 feet 10 inch, 185 pound Gracie to the canvas by "Uchimata" in 47 seconds and Gracie's shoulders touched the floor, thus giving Tripp "absolute" victory under U.S. Sambo rules. Rickson complained that he didn't understand the rules, because if he did, he would never have let himself been thrown. It should be mentioned that Jiu-Jitsu is primarily a ground based discipline, however, the results stood and a rematch never happened. Thus, officially, Ron Tripp became the only fighter to win a Sambo match over Rickson Gracie.

[edit] Awards and Titles

  • 12-time Judo and Sambo National and Pan American Champion
  • 8-time Olympic Festival Medal winner
  • U.S. Sambo Champion 1993
  • Olympic Festival Gold Medal winner
  • President of USA Judo until 2008
  • Member of U.S. Olympic Committee until 2008
  • International Federation Amateur Sambo Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion in 1995

[edit] References

  1. ^ USA Judo

[edit] External links

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