Athlete Biography

Name: Marti Malloy
Weight Category: 63kg
Date of Birth: June 23, 1986
Current Residence: San Jose, Calif.
Club Name: USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University

Personal: A Washington State native, Marti relocated to San Jose University where she balances training for the 2008 Olympic Games with pursuing a degree in journalism. A member of the 2002 Junior World Team, Marti first made a name for herself in the senior rankings as a 16-year-old when she claimed her 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, Marti 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, Marti moved up to 63kg where she won both the Collegiate and Senior National Championships.

Recent Career Highlights

2007:

• Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Gold - Collegiate National Championships
• Gold - FEDOJUDO International Cup
• Silver - Finnish Open
• Silver - Rendez-Vous Canada
• Bronze - U.S. Open
• Fifth - Sweden Open
• Fifth - Pan American Games
• Ninth - World Championships

2006:

• Gold - Collegiate National Championships (57kg)
• Silver - U.S. Open Championships (57kg)
• Silver - Tre-Torri International (57kg)
• Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships (57kg)
• Fifth - Warsaw World Cup (57kg)

2005:

• Gold - Irish Open
• Gold - Pan American Junior Championships (57kg)
• Silver - U.S. Open Championships (57kg)
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (57kg)

2004:

• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (57kg)

2003

• Gold - USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (IJF Junior, 57kg)
• Gold - USA Judo High School National Championships (57kg)
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (57kg)

2002

• Gold - Rendez-Vous Canada (57kg)
• Gold - USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships (IJF Junior, 57kg)
• Bronze - Junior U.S. Open Championships (Juvenile C, 57kg)