Jan Trussell

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Jan Trussell (Janet Trussell) is a former competitor in judo, freestyle wrestling and sambo. She won the US National Championships in sambo. [1] Trussell also won the US National Championship in judo. [2] She accomplished this at the age of 18. [3] She is a multiple time winner in the World Sambo Championships. [4] She is the sister of Rebecca Trussell. [5] She qualified for the Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championship in 1989 defeating Asia DeWeese in the first U.S. international women's freestyle wrestling tournament at San Francisco. [6] Jan is an advocate against drug use. [6]

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Personal life

Jan was married to John Ross. [6]

See also

Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games

References

  1. ↑ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 October 1984 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Articles about Jan Trussell - latimes". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Batard, Dan Le (1989-07-12). "Judo Isn't Always Gentle Way : Trussell Takes Tough Road to Women's National Championship by Redirecting Energy Into Sport". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Martial Arts Biography - Steve Scott". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. 1 2 3 Marchiano, Sam (1989-07-09). "Gardena Wrestler Is a Triple Threat : Jan Trussell Once Beat Drugs, Now Seeks Judo, Freestyle, Sombo Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.


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