Marti Malloy

Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Women's judo
Pan American Judo Championships
Silver 2010 San Salvador –57 kg
Silver 2011 Guadalajara –57 kg

Marti "Martian" Malloy (born June 23, 1986 in Oak Harbor, Washington) is a judoka from USA.

A Washington State native, she relocated to San Jose University where she balances training for the 2008 Olympic Games with pursuing a degree in journalism.[1]

Her first made a name for herself in the senior rankings as a 16-year-old when she claimed a gold medal in her first senior international competition the 2002 Rendez-Vous Canada where she defeated a tough field, including both a 2000 Olympian and the previous year's U.S. National Champion, as well as top athletes from Canada and Great Britain.

In 2005, she continued her success at both the junior and senior levels, winning a silver medal at the U.S. Open and becoming the only U.S. athlete to win gold at the Junior Pan American Championships.

In 2007, she moved up from 57 kg to 63 kg where she placed ninth at the World Championships. Although she competed at the 2007 Pan American Games as a 63 kg player, she moved back down to 57 kg last year to win her first Senior National title in that division.

In 2009, she added a second Senior National title and won the World Team Trials to compete on her second Senior World Team.

In 2010, she won her first big international medal at Pan American Judo Championships[2] and defended her Senior National title from previous year.[3]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2007 Pan American Games 5th Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 9th Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)
2009 World Judo Championships AC Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2010 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2011 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)

References