James Pedro Sr.

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.[8] 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]

References
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  2. "Dad, brother score assists in Pedro win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  3. Active Interest Media, Inc. (June 1978). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 51–. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  4. "Family and Fatherhood: A Legacy of Strength". Judoamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
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  6. Active Interest Media, Inc. (October 1973). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 63–. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  7. Active Interest Media, Inc. (February 1975). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 68–. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  8. "James Pedro Sr., Judoka". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  9. Active Interest Media, Inc. (March 1975). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 22–. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  10. Active Interest Media, Inc. (January 1975). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 61–. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  11. Active Interest Media, Inc. (September 2001). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 160–. ISSN 0277-3066.
  12. "Former wrestler Jimmy Pedro ends judo career without an Olympic gold, but with class - USA Wrestling". Themat.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  13. "Pedro's Judo Center - Staff". Pedrosjudo.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.


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