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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]

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  2. ↑ "Dad, brother score assists in Pedro win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
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