Name: Rick Hawn
Weight Category: 90kg
Date of Birth: September 15, 1976
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Current Residence: Wakefield, Mass.
Club: USA Judo National Team FORCE
Education: Graduate of Eugene High School with honors

Personal: Hailing from Eugene, Ore., Rick spent eight years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs pursuing his Olympic dream, leading up to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Rick missed out on the Sydney Games when the team was selected without a Trials; however, he dominated his opponents in 2004 to qualify for his first Olympic Team. In 2005, Rick relocated to Wakefield, Mass. where he is training under his Athens teammate, two-time Olympic medalist Jimmy Pedro.  In 2007, Rick moved up a weight division from 81kg to 90kg where he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games.

Recent Career Highlights:

2008:

• Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships

2007:

• Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
• Silver - New York Open
• Bronze - Pan American Games
• Bronze - U.S. Open

2006:

• Silver - National Championships (81kg)
• Silver - Tre-Torri International (81kg)

2005:

• Gold - Fall Classic Nationals (81kg)
• Gold - Northglenn Judo Championships (81kg)
• Silver - National Championships (81kg)

2004:

• Bronze - U.S. Open (81kg)
• Fifth - Pan American Championships (81kg)
• Ninth - Olympic Games (81kg)

2003:

• Gold - Continental Crown (81kg)
• Gold - Fall Classic Nationals (81kg)
• Gold - National Championships (81k)
• Gold - Benito Juarez Championships (81kg)
• Bronze - Korean Open (81kg)
• Bronze - U.S. Open (81kg)
• Fifth - Rendez-Vous Canada (81kg)

2002:

• Gold - National Championships (81kg)
• Bronze - Pan American Championships (81kg)

2001:

• Bronze - National Championships (81kg)

2000:

• Gold - National Championships (81kg)

1999:

• Bronze - National Championships (81kg)