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Jimmy Pedro
Personal information
Birth name
James A. Pedro
Nickname
Peanuts
Nationality
American
Born
(1970-10-30) October 30, 1970 (age 53) Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Home town
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater
Brown University
Occupation
Judo Instructor
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse
Marie Pedro
Website
www.jimmypedrojudo.com
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Judo
Rank
7th dan black belt
Club
NYAC
Coached by
Jim Pedro
Now coaching
Pedro’s Judo Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games
(1996, 2004)
World Champ.
(1999)
Pan American Champ.
(1992, 1997, 1998, ( 2004)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
–71 kg
2004 Athens
–73 kg
World Championships
1999 Birmingham
–73 kg
1991 Barcelona
–65 kg
1995 Chiba
–71 kg
Pan American Games
1995 Mara del Plata
–71 kg
1999 Winnipeg
–73 kg
1991 Havana
–65 kg
Pan American Championships
1992 Ontario
–65 kg
1997 Guadalajara
–71 kg
1998 Santo Domingo
–73 kg
2004 Isla Margarita
–73 kg
1988 Buenos Aires
–60 kg
1990 Caracas
–65 kg
World Juniors Championships
1990 Dijon
–65 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
1989 Quito
–65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF
590
JudoInside.com
3588
Updated on 30 May 2023.
James A. Pedro (born October 30, 1970) is an American retired World Championship and Olympic judoka and current judo coach.[1]
Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.[2]
^Cerullo, Mac. "BUILDING CHAMPIONS: Going into second Olympics as U.S. Judo's head coach, Methuen's Jimmy Pedro has high hopes for Rio". Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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always, always tell kids don't reach for the mat." In 2013, De Mars and JimmyPedro Sr. co-wrote the instructional book Winning on the Ground, published...
the most successful American Judo Olympian with 2 gold medals, while JimmyPedro is the most successful male American Judo Olympian with 2 bronze medals...
make the 2020 Olympic Team prior to its cancellation. He was coached by JimmyPedro. On September 24, 2019, Hatton was found dead at his home in Wakefield...
Olympic Team. Current Assistant Throws' Coach for Brown Track & Field JimmyPedro: most decorated American judo athlete;[citation needed] Judo World Champion...
professional wrestler. JimmyPedro (born 1970), is an American retired World Championship and Olympic judoka and current judo coach. James Pedro Sr. (born 1946)...
He lost his opening match to U.S. judoka and eventual bronze medalist JimmyPedro, who successfully scored an ippon and gripped him with a yoko shiho gatame...
men's 1996 judo team in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta where JimmyPedro won a bronze medal at 71 kg. Multiple Olympians and United States National...
Starr (2005). Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot. St. Paul, Minnesota: Zenith Press. ISBN 076032199X. Stewart, Jimmy (August 19, 1989). Jimmy Stewart and His...
first-round match in the heaviest weight class on 12 August. American coach JimmyPedro called the Egyptian's behavior "completely dishonorable and totally unsportsmanlike"...
Gold, And A 'Comeback Kid' Story". npr.org. Retrieved 8 April 2014. "JimmyPedro and his dad: Guardians at USA Judo gate | Sports". newburyportnews.com...
Global Information
American
(1996, 2004)
(1999)
(1992, 1997, 1998,
