Personal information | |
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Full name | Lynn Joyce Roethke |
Born | June 22, 1961 62) West Bend, Wisconsin, U.S. [1] | (age
Alma mater | Marian College [1] |
Occupation | Judoka |
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1] |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –61 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | (1988) |
World Champ. | (1987) |
Pan American Champ. | (1990) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 41292 |
JudoInside.com | 3593 |
Updated on 18 June 2023. |
Lynn Joyce Roethke (born June 22, 1961) is an American female judoka. 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. [2] She competed in the −61 kg division for most of her competitive career (early 1980s – late 1990s).
Roethke is a two-time US Olympic competitor for judo. Lynn competed in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea where she would win the silver medal in the -61 kg (134 lbs) division. This would make her the first American woman to compete in the finals (the gold was won by Diane Bell of GBR). During these Olympics, women's judo was a demonstration sport, therefore did not count towards the USA's total medal count. [3] [4] Lynn was also a member of the Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Lynn is also a Pan American Games Champion in Sambo. [5]
Ms. Roethke won the silver medal in the 1987 World Judo Championships in Essen, West Germany. She was defeated by Diane Bell of GBR in the −61 kg division. [6]
Roethke won the gold medal in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. She defeated Natasha Hernandez in the −61 kg division. [7] Ms. Roethke won the silver medal in the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She was defeated by Illeana Beltran in the −61 kg division. [8]
Roethke won the gold medal during 9 US National Championships.
Bronze Medal
Lynn currently owns and operates Club Olympia in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where she is a certified trainer and runs her own dojo, Club Olympia Judo. [1] She is an eighth degree black belt. [2]
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