James Pedro Sr. Explained

James "Jimmy" Pedro Sr (born November 6, 1946[1]) is a former national level judoka from the United States and an alternate for the US 1976 Olympic judo team.[2] Jimmy Pedro started Judo at the age of 19,[3] earning his black belt in 2 years.[4] Jimmy won the black belt division at the 1971 Taka Invitational Tournament,[5] and went on to win the 1972 New England AAU Tournament.[6] He earned bronze in the 1974 Senior Nationals,[7] and bronze in the 1974 Pan American Championships.[8] Jimmy trained with Olympians Jimmy Martin and Pat Burris and was selected[9] to take part in the 1975 American Team to Challenge Europe's best judoka.[10] In the US National Championships, James earned a silver in 1978, a bronze in 1979, and a silver in 1980. In 1978, Jimmy Pedro was selected to the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame as a judo coach.[11] He coached his son, Jimmy Pedro who became the first person from the U.S. to take home two Olympic medals.,[12] and went on to be selected as the 2012 US Olympic Team Assistant Coach.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro's Judo Center - Jimmy Pedro - Wakefield, MA . dojosonline.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224131732/http://dojosonline.com/pedro/index.htm . 2017-02-24.
  2. Web site: Dad, brother score assists in Pedro win. ESPN.com. 2015-04-17.
  3. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=udUDAAAAMBAJ|page=51}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. June 1978. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 51–. 0277-3066. 2015-04-17.
  4. Web site: Family and Fatherhood: A Legacy of Strength . Judoamerica.com . 2015-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121081606/http://judoamerica.com/coachingcorner/strength.shtml . 2012-01-21 .
  5. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=YtgDAAAAMBAJ|page=57}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. March 1972. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 57–. 0277-3066.
  6. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=tYDAAAAMBAJ|page=63}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. October 1973. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 63–. 0277-3066. 2015-04-17.
  7. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=6NcDAAAAMBAJ|page=68}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. February 1975. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 68–. 0277-3066. 2015-04-17.
  8. Web site: James Pedro Sr., Judoka. Judoinside.com. 2015-04-17.
  9. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=09cDAAAAMBAJ|page=22}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. March 1975. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 22–. 0277-3066. 2015-04-17.
  10. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=ddgDAAAAMBAJ|page=61}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. January 1975. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 61–. 0277-3066. 2015-04-17.
  11. Active Interest Media, Inc.. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=Ys8DAAAAMBAJ|page=160}} Black Belt]. Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. September 2001. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 160–. 0277-3066.
  12. Web site: Former wrestler Jimmy Pedro ends judo career without an Olympic gold, but with class - USA Wrestling. Themat.com. 2015-04-17.
  13. Web site: Pedro's Judo Center - Staff. Pedrosjudo.com. 2015-04-17.

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