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| Full name | Grace Jividen-Truesdale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1964 (age 58) Buffalo, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judo Instructor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 142 lb (64 kg; 10.1 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | 7th degree black belt in Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gracie Judo Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grace Jividen (born June 12, 1964) is a retired American judoka [1] who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Jividen was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. She began practicing judo at the age of three. [2] As a child, she remembers watching her two older brothers compete and had a desire to compete as well. [3]
Jividen attended Webster University, M.A.1991, where she obtained a degree in Procurement & Logistics Management.
Jividen first competed at a national level in 1978. She made the US National Team in 1981 at the US Olympic Festival, where she received a bronze medal. She would go on to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics, [4] the first year female judoka were awarded medals. She tied for 7th place with Laura Martinel. [5] Jividen was also an alternate in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics.
Jividen resides in Littleton, Colorado, where she owns and operates Gracie Judo Club. The club teaches both children and adults, and focuses specifically on physical development, character development, competition techniques, and self-defense. [6]
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