2008 Olympic Team
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.
Source: Luminary Photo
The U.S. Judo Olympic Team
Source: Luminary Photo
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)
Source: Luminary Photo
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)
2008 U.S. Judo Olympic Team
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.
Source: Luminary Photo
The U.S. Judo Olympic Team
Source: Luminary Photo
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)
Source: Luminary Photo
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)
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
A tentative daily schedule is as follows:
Friday June 13
Four women’s freestyle weight divisions (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 72 kg)
Two men’s Greco-Roman weight divisions (55kg and 60kg)
Four men’s judo weight divisions (66kg, 90kg, 100kg, +100kg)
Three women’s judo weight divisions (52kg, 63kg and 70kg)
Saturday June 14
Three men’s Greco-Roman weight divisions (66kg, 74kg and 84kg)
Three men’s freestyle weight divisions (55kg, 60kg and 66kg)
Three men’s judo weight divisions (60kg, 73kg, 81kg)
Four women’s judo weight divisions (48kg, 57kg, 78kg and +78kg)
Sunday June 15
Two men’s Greco-Roman weight divisions (96kg and 120kg)
Four men’s freestyle weight divisions (74kg, 84kg, 96kg and 120kg)
The Thomas & Mack Center has a seating capacity of 12,500 and USA Judo, USA Wrestling and Las Vegas Events expect a sell out for each of the three days. Tickets have been made available equally to both judo as well as wrestling fans on a first-come first-serve basis.
Olympic Events Information
List of Events
On the program of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008
- + 100kg (heavyweight) Men
- - 60 kg Men
- 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Men
- 66 - 73kg (lightweight) Men
- 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) Men
- 81 - 90kg (middleweight) Men
- 90 - 100kg (half-heavyweight) Men
- + 78kg (heavyweight) Women
- - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Women
- 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Women
- 52 - 57kg (lightweight) Women
- 57 - 63kg (half-middleweight) Women
- 63 - 70kg (middleweight) Women
- 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Women
Athlete Quota
217 men
147 women
22 places not yet allocated to a gender
Total of 386 athletes
Time and Venue
The judo event of the 29th Olympic Games will be held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium from August 9-15, 2008.
