Athlete Biography

Name: Travis Stevens
Weight Category: 81kg
Date of Birth: February 28, 1986

Birthplace: Bellevue, Wash.

Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Current Residence: Glenville, N.Y.
Club Name: NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center
Coach: Jason Morris

Personal: In 2006, Stevens had a breakthrough year when he upset the top seed to win the U.S. Open – his first medal at one of the most prestigious international events in the hemisphere.  Stevens continued his success in 2007, winning his first European medal with a bronze at the British Open and defeating the reigning Japanese National Champion at the Warsaw World Cup.  Last year, Stevens won the Senior Nationals, defeating two-time World Team member Aaron Cohen in the final and then twice more in the Pan Am Trials to earn his spot on the 2007 Pan Am Games and World Teams. Stevens won his biggest match in 2007 when he defeated 2004 Olympic medalist Flavio Canto en route to winning the Pan American Games.

Recent Career Highlights

2008:

• Gold - U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo
• Silver - Pan American Championships
• Bronze - Olympic Zone Cup Qualifier
• Ninth - Olympic Games

2007:

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

2006:

• Gold - U.S. Open
• Gold - Fall Classic National Championships
• Bronze - Rendez-Vous Canada
• Fifth - Tre-Torri International

2005:

• Gold - U.S. Judo Federation Junior National Championships
• Silver - Pan American Junior Championships
• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships

2004:

• Silver - USA Junior Olympic National Championships
• Bronze - Junior U.S. Open