Parnel Legros Explained
| Parnel Legros |
| Birth Date: | November 11, 1956 |
Parnel Legros (Parnell)[1]) is a former Olympic level judoka for the nation of Haiti.[2] He was born on November 11, 1956.[2]
Martial arts
Legros competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] He competed in the Half Heavyweight division (95 kg), finishing 21st.[3]
Coaching
From 1993 to 2002, 1500 students passed through his judo program at Starett City.[4] Legros for a period ran the largest judo program in the northeast.[4]
He won the Real Judo award for Coach of the Year in 2002.[5] Legros received the Sloan Public Service Award from Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a result of his success with youth in judo.[4] 100% of his judo students went on to college.[4]
Legros has been a clinician for the USJF.[6]
He was a speaker at the funeral of Rena Kanakogi.[7]
Legros works as a gym teacher at Intermediate School 364.[8] He was noted as a teacher who made an attempt to save the life of a student, who died after playing football.[9]
Notable students
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NYSJI Member Clubs. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: Parnel Legros. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091427/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/parnel-legros-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: Judo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/JUD/mens-half-heavyweight.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: USJA NAPMA Judo . 2014-11-20 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031848/http://www.usja-judo.org/USJA-NAPMA-Judo%20Story-7-12.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Real Judo Awards. 20 November 2014. 29 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129031631/http://www.realjudo.net/RealJudoMagazine/Awards.aspx. dead.
- http://www.usjf.com/public/grassrootsclinic.pdf Grass Roots Clinic
- Web site: Archived copy . 2014-11-20 . 2014-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140706190922/http://judoinfo.com/pdf/USJA/2010-1-AJ.pdf . dead .
- Web site: CD 5: Judo Offers Life Lessons - New York City News Service. New York City News Service. 5 June 2009. 20 November 2014.
- Web site: TEEN DIES SUDDENLY AT SCHOOL. NY Daily News. 8 October 1997 . 20 November 2014.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160202005735/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2010/February/17/Pedro-s-Challenge-Results?p=1 Pedro's Challenge Results
- http://www.rockawave.com/news/2008-05-02/sports/068.html Olympic Goal Is In Reach For Mikolajczak | www.rockawave.com | Wave of Long Island
- Web site: Dariusz Mikolajczak Judoka. judoinside.com. 21 December 2023.
