2008 U.S. Judo Olympic Team

June 26, 2008 by andrew  
Filed under News, Olympics

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas concluded with the announcement of the 10 players that will compete at the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 9-15 2008.

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The U.S. Judo Olympic Team

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Women’s 48kg
Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute)
Alternate: Ann Shiraishi (San Francisco, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)

Women’s 57kg
Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen)
Alternate: Hannah Martin (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

Women’s 70kg
Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Alternate: Katie Sell (Oshkosh, Wis. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

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Men’s 60kg
Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club)
Alternate: Josh O’Neil (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

Men’s 66kg
Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Alternate: Jeremy Liggett (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

Men’s 73kg
Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Alternate: Chuck Jefferson (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

Men’s 81kg
Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Alternate: Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo)

Men’s 90kg
Brian Olson (Boulder, Colo. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Alternate: Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrosports Starrett)

Men’s 100kg
Adler Volmar (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
Alternate: Brian Picklo (Mustang, Okla. / USA Stars)

Men’s +100kg
Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Alternate: Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)

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