Anthony Camal

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Anthony Camal was an American teacher, high school coach and former firefighter who was a national and international competitor in judo. Born in New York City, Camal was originally instructed in Judo by his father. [1] [2] Camal earned a bronze medal in the 1989 National Championships in Judo. [3]

Anthony Camal was a seven-time New Jersey state champion in Judo. [4] He won the World Police and Firefighters championships in 2001, and took silver in 2003. [5] Camal has held the Annual Camal Judo North Eastern Championship [6] for at least 14 years. [7] Camal currently serves as the first vice president of the Hudson Yudankashi, a regional body of the United States Judo Association. [8] Camal was also an instructor of Mixed Martial Arts and Jiu-Jitsu. [9]

Camal was a teacher in Little Falls, New Jersey. [10] As a coach he has produced many junior national, senior national and international competitors. [11] Camal received a 2012 Firefighter Award for Valor from the Paterson Fire Department in Paterson, New Jersey. [12] Camal injured his back as a result of his duties as a firefighter. [13]

Camal died on July 29, 2024. [2]

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  2. 1 2 "Longtime Paterson Firefighter, Woodland Park Resident Mourned by Family and Community". TAPinto. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
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  5. ↑ Anthony Camal | LinkedIn
  6. ↑ "Spartak Sports Club -- What's New". spartakjudo.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  7. ↑ judo (2 October 2014). "October 2014 NYAC Judo Club Newsletter". bitLanders.
  8. ↑ "Officers". Hudson Judo Yudanshakai.
  9. ↑ Heather Halpern-Pedalino. "Totowa 7-year-old walks away with first place at international judo tournament". NorthJersey.com.
  10. ↑ Camal Judo Little Falls, New Jersey - BJJ / Jiu-Jitsu, Judo Presented By Fight Team
  11. ↑ "Princeton Judo". princetonjudo.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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