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2007 World Championships
September 13-16
Rio de Janeiro |
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Meet the Athletes...
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Jeanette Rodriguez (48kg)
Date of Birth: 7/22/1990
Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami
Pan Am Results: Bronze at 2007 Pan Am Games
More On Rodriguez |
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Carrie Chandler (52kg)
Date of Birth: 7/12/1981
Residence: Glenville, N.Y.
Club: NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center
Pan Am Results: Pan Am Champion in 2005 |
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Valerie Gotay (57kg)
Date of Birth: 11/5/1973
Residence: Harlingen, Texas
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen
Pan Am Results: Silver at 2007 Pan Am Games, Gold at 2007 Championships, Bronze in 2006, Gold in 2005, Silver at Pan Am Games in 1991 (48kg), Silver in 1990 (48kg), Silver in 1988 (45kg)
Worlds Results: Ninth in 2005
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Marti Malloy (63kg)
Date of Birth: 6/23/1986
Residence: San Jose, Calif.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University
Pan Am Results: Fifth at 2007 Pan Am Games
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Ronda Rousey (70kg)
Date of Birth: 2/1/1987
Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club: NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE
Pan Am Results: Gold at 2007 Pan Am Games, Bronze at 2007 Championships, Silver in 2006 (63kg), Gold in 2004 and 2005 (63kg)
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Marina Lambert (78kg)
Date of Birth: 4/8/1992
Residence: Chesapeake, Va.
Club: Washington Judo
Pan Am Results: Fifth at 2007 Pan Am Championships and Games
More on Lambert |
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Asma Sharif (+78kg)
Date of Birth: September 27, 1983
Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club: USA Judo National Team FORCE
Pan Am Results: Competed at 2007 Pan Am Games
More on Sharif |
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Heidi Moore (Open)
Date of Birth: 9/11/1975
Residence: Englewood, Colo.
Club: Denver Judo
Pan Am Results: Bronze at 2007 Championships
More on Moore |
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Taraje Williams-Murray (60kg)
Date of Birth: 11/9/1984
Residence: Bronx, N.Y.
Club: NYAC / Spartak Sports Club
Pan Am Results: Seventh at 2007 Pan Am Games
Worlds Results: Ninth in 2005
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Justin Flores (66kg)
Date of Birth: 12/5/1979
Residence: Glenville, N.Y.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center
Pan Am Results: Fifth at 2007 Pan Am Championships, Seventh at 2007 Pan Am Games, Bronze in 2004
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Ryan Reser (73kg)
Date of Birth: 4/16/1980
Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club: Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site
Pan Am Results: Gold at 2007 Pan Am Games and 2007 / 2005 Pan Am Championships
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Travis Stevens (81kg)
Date of Birth: 2/28/1986
Residence: Glenville, N.Y.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center
Pan Am Results: Gold at 2007 Pan Am Games
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Rick Hawn (90kg)
Date of Birth: 9/15/1976
Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club: USA Judo National Team FORCE
Pan Am Results: Bronze at 2007 Pan Am Games, Fifth in 2004 (81kg), Bronze in 2002 (81kg)
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Adler Volmar (100kg)
Date of Birth: 3/5/1977
Residence: Coral Springs, Fla.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami
Pan Am Results: Fifth in 100kg, Bronze in Open in 2007
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Kirk Hoffmann (+100kg)
Date of Birth: 11/13/1983
Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center
Pan Am Results: Bronze in 2005 and 2007
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Djamal Aliev (Open)
Date of Birth: 2/1/1984
Residence: Greenwood Village, Colo.
Club: Denver Judo
Pan Am Results: Fifth in 2005 (100kg)
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Day 4 Photo Gallery
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| Day 4 World Championship Results |
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| Check out video of the first three days of competition... |
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| Day 4 Preview |
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Day 3 Photo Gallery
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 Flores Places Goes 2-2 at Worlds
Justin Flores
(Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo
Center) picked up the only two wins for Team USA on Saturday, going 2-2 in the 66kg division ... more>
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Day 3 Preview
Ryan Reser, Carrie Chandler, Valerie Gotay and Justin Flores will be looking to build on Rousey's success when they compete on Saturday... more> |
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 Rousey Wins Silver Medal!
Ronda Rousey (
Wakefield
,
Mass.
/ NYAC /
USA Judo National Team FORCE) lived up to everyone’s expectations on Friday
when she won the silver medal at the World Championships in the 70kg division and
became the first American woman to medal at a Worlds since 1995.
After moving up from 63kg earlier this year, Rousey’s day
included wins over the #3-ranked player in the world, an Olympic medalist and
the reigning World Champion... more> |
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Day 2 Photo Gallery
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| Rousey to Fight for a Medal Tonight |
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| Day 2 Early Results |
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Day 2
Day 2 Preview
Ronda Rousey, Rick Hawn, Travis Stevens and Marti Malloy all compete in the second day of the World Championships... more> |
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| Day 1 Complete Results |
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Day 1 Photo Gallery
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Day 1 Heavyweight Results
Team USA was winless in the men's and women's heavyweight divisions during competition on Thursday... more> |
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 Greetings from
Brazil!
I was not here for the Pan Am Games like most of my
teammates so I am more into the sights and sounds of
Rio
. Its gorgeous here! After all of us flying from different parts
of the country to meet up in
Atlanta
we had a 9
hour plane ride to
Rio
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Day 1 Heavyweight Preview
Team
USA
begins competition in four heavyweight divisions on Thursday at the World
Championships in
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
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Competition begins with early rounds at 11 a.m. local time
(10 a.m. EDT). Medal rounds begin at
8:45 p.m. local time (7:45 p.m. EDT).
Kirk
Hoffmann (
Colorado Springs
,
Colo.
/
USA
Judo National Training
Site at the Olympic
Training
Center
/ +100kg) is
Team
USA
’s veteran on
Thursday... more> |
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Draws
Men's 60kg
Men's 66kg (Page 1)
Men's 66kg (Page 2)
Men's 73kg (Page 1)
Men's 73kg (Page 2)
Men's 81kg (Page 1)
Men's 81kg (Page 2)
Men's 90kg
Men's 100kg
Men's +100kg
Women's 48kg
Women's 52kg
Women's 57kg
Women's 63kg
Women's 70kg
Women's 78kg
Women's +78kg |
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World Championships Draws Blog
A fan favorite returns
tonight with the “Draw Room Blog.” Get
the latest on who’s fighting who before anyone else...
Draw session begins at 8
p.m. EST.
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Practice Photo Gallery
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Ask An Athlete!
Have a question for your favorite World Team
member? Send them in to Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us and your answer will appear on http://www.usjudo.org/2007Worlds.asp. |
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Reser Named OTC
Athlete of the Month for August
In the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Athlete
Newsletter, released last week, Ryan
Reser (73kg) was named the OTC August Athlete of the Month along with
gymnast David Durante, the 2007 Visa
Championships All-Around gold medalist, who
received July Athlete of the Month honors.
Reser was recognized for his outstanding performance at the
Pan American Games where he won the 73kg title and earned both the Ippon Trophy
and the Male Outstanding Competitor Award.
Reser took a few minutes recently to chat with www.usjudo.org... more> |
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USA
Judo Offers Video Highlights of Team
USA
at Worlds!
 In another first for the United
States judo movement, USA Judo is pleased to announce – video clips made available from
Rio
de Janeiro
of Team
USA
competing at the World Championships this week!
Want to see your favorite
players in action? From Thursday through Sunday, visit USA Judo’s partner
Web Site, www.livesportsvideo.com to check out key matches with
U.S.
athletes... more>
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Longtime Judo Understudy Ready to Take Test
By Brian Gomez
The Gazette
When Ryan Reser was an aspiring competitor in judo, Jimmy Pedro was in his prime... |
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| Competitor Entry List for All Nations |
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Team
USA
Departs for
World Championships on Sunday
(Colorado Springs,
Colo.)
– Sixteen
athletes will leave on Sunday to compete at the World Judo Championships in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
Competition at the World Championships will run from Sept.
13-16 with four divisions being contested on each day and the top six countries
in each weight qualifying their slot for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Competition schedule is as follows:
September 13
Men’s 100kg and
+100kg
Women’s 78kg and +78kg
September 14
Men’s 81kg and
90kg
Women’s 63kg and 70kg
September 15
Men’s 66kg and
73kg
Women’s 52kg and 57kg
September 16
Men’s 60kg and
Open
Women’s 48kg and Open
Team
USA
is
returning to Rio less than two months after a successful Pan American Games in
which
U.S.
players won six medals, including two gold.
With nine members of the squad returning to their second World
Team, this year’s crew looks to have the depth and experience needed to reach
the podium for the first time since Jimmy Pedro (Methuen, Mass.) won the
73kg division in 1999... more>
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World Championships to Include 776 Players
from 129 Nations
(Colorado Springs, Colo.)
– The organizers of the 2007 World Championships recently
announced that the event, being held Sept. 13-16 in
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
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Worlds in recent history with 776 judo players scheduled to participate from 129
countries.
European countries represent the largest contingent of players
with 45 delegations expected to attend, followed by
Asia
with 31 delegations.
A total of 467 men and 307 women’s will compete in 16 weight
divisions, including the non-Olympic Open weight division.
Men's 81kg is expected to be the largest
division with 73 competitors... more> |
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