Jimmy Wooley

Jimmy Wooley
Personal information
Full name James Ralph Wooley
Born March 8, 1949 (1949-03-08) (age 68)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City Open Class

James Ralph "Jimmy" Wooley (born March 8, 1949) is an American judoka and two time Olympian. He was born in Houston, Texas.[1][2]

Wooley was a student of Karl Geis.[3] He utilized ballet as a method of increasing his flexibility and improving his technique.[4] Wooley was on the 1972 Olympic Team in Judo where he competed in the under 93 kg division.[4] He was also on the 1976 Olympic Team competing in the open division.[4] Wooley went on to become a doctor and a judo coach.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Active Interest Media, Inc (1973-08). Black Belt. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Wooley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ :: Articles & Essays ::
  4. 1 2 3 US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present
  5. ↑ In Remembrance of a great Judo Player for his time- Ken Karmann – Sendai Judo Dojo – Judotalk


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