Christine Penick (Christine Penick Lincoln; [1] born November 30, 1956) is a judoka from the United States. She placed as a Bronze medalist at the First Women's World Judo Championship (1980) venue in Madison Square Garden in New York, USA, which made her the first American woman and also the first African-American woman to ever place in American Judo history. [2]
From the age of 13 to 17 she gained over 30 state and local trophies with only first-place finishes. [3] As a 17-year-old white belt with four years of training under Bob Ota, she beat 4 black belts and two color belts en route to gaining the 1965 national title. [3] She would win in the international Desert Judo Championships in 1977. [4] She would win Bronze at the First Women's World Judo Championship in the 145 pound division. [5] She would win 10 Gold's in the National championships, 7 Golds in International Tournaments, and one Bronze in a world championship. [2] Her last world championship was in 1987 where she placed 5th. [2] She was considered for a US National Sambo Team. [6]
She would additionally be an All City Swimmer. [3] She would attend Trade Technical college. [7] She would train with Cliff Penick. [8]
Currently she teaches Judo and Self Defense at various locations in the Modesto area in California.
Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in Judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight Judo competitions. He is an Olympic bronze medal finalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo 100 kg class in Athens.
Michael Lee Swain is one of the most successful American judokas. He competed in countless international competitions. He is now the VP of Martial Arts at Dollamur, Sports LP where he develops and sells Martial Arts equipment and continues to be a spokesperson and board member for USA Judo.
Mario Yamasaki is a Brazilian mixed martial arts referee licensed in many states, most recognizable from his duties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as well as founder and chief instructor of the International Yamasaki Academy. Yamasaki is a veteran of over 400 fights in the UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, EliteXC and Pride Fighting Championships.
AnnMaria De Mars is an American technology executive, author and judoka. She is the first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, competing in the -56 kg weight class, for the 1984 World Judo Tournament.
Karina Bryant is a British judoka. She has represented Great Britain at four successive Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the heavyweight event at her final Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She was a seven-time medallist at both the European Judo Championships and the World Judo Championships, and has been European Champion on four occasions.
Koji Sone was a Japanese judoka and world champion.
Teimoc Johnston-Ono is a judo competitor and instructor.
Rena Kanokogi was a renowned Jewish-American judo expert. In 1959, disguised as a man, she won a medal at a YMCA judo tournament, but had to return it after acknowledging that she was a woman. Traveling to Japan to continue her judo training, Kanokogi became the first woman allowed to train in the men's group at the Kodokan. She is perhaps best known for pioneering women's judo competition at the Olympic Games. Rusty is often referred to as, "The Mother of Women's Judo".
Kayla Jean Harrison is an American judoka and professional mixed martial artist. Harrison competed in the 78 kg weight category in judo and currently fights in the lightweight division in mixed martial arts. She won the 2010 World Judo Championships, gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, and gold at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.
Martilou "Marti" Malloy is a female judoka from the United States.
Mark Berger is a Canadian judoka. A winner of the gold medal in the Men's Heavyweight Judo event at the 1983 Pan American Games and the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was born in Ukraine and became a Canadian citizen in the late 1970s.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in Canada for over a century. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Vancouver in 1924. Sasaki and his students opened several branch schools in British Columbia and even trained RCMP officers until 1942, when Japanese Canadians were expelled from the Pacific coast and either interned or forced to move elsewhere in Canada due to fears that they were a threat to the country after Japan entered the Second World War. When the war was over, the government gave interned Japanese Canadians two options: resettle in Canada outside of British Columbia or emigrate to Japan.
Jeannine Meulemans was Belgium's first great international women's judo champion. She is 10-fold Belgian judo champion who nationally remained unbeaten, including in those contests she fought before weight classes were implemented. Internationally, the only contests she lost were due to injury or doubtful referee action. She is considered as the finest female technical judoka ever produced by Belgian judo. Close to her retirement, she won a bronze medal during the first Women's Judo World Championships in 1980 in New York.
JudoScotland is the national governing body for judo in Scotland. It was founded in 1988 to represent Scottish judoka, coaches, referees and officials, clubs and the Scottish National Judo Team. JudoScotland is the sportscotland recognised governing body for the Olympic sport of Judo within Scotland. It is currently situated in Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) in Ratho.
Judith Baker was a Female Judoka. Judith was a four time national champion and a 4th degree blackbelt. For many years the ceiling in rank for women in Judo was 5th degree.
Margaret "Margie" Castro, also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez, is a former Olympic-level female judo athlete for the United States from Brooklyn, New York.
Eve Aronoff-Trivella is a former Olympic judoka from the United States.
Lynn Joyce Roethke is an American female judoka competitor. Among her most notable accomplishments, Lynn is a two-time Olympic athlete, a Pan American gold medalist, and World Champion Silver medalist. She was the first female to be inducted to the Black Belt Hall of Fame and voted as Olympic Athlete of the Year. She competed in the −61 kg division for most of her competitive career.
James Takemori was an American judoka and World War II veteran.
Diane Pierce Tudela is a former 3 time US National Champion in Judo. She has been considered a top 10 female competitor in Judo regardless of weight class. She competed and earned Gold Medals in the 1974, 1975, and 1977 US National Championships. She earned a bronze in the US National Championships 1978 as well. She married fellow Judoka Miguel Tudela. She was well known for her Arm Bar. She currently serves as a coach in the US Judo Training Center.
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