Travis Stevens
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Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics. Stevens also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.[5][6]
Judo career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.[7] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.[5][8] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal. On 9 August 2016, he was ranked number 12 in the world in the −81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation.[9] Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013.
References
- ↑ "Congratulations to Sensei Travis Stevens on his promotion to 6th Degree Black Belt". Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ↑ Herle, Erin (2013-11-26), "USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens earns Jiu-Jitsu black belt from John Danaher", GracieMag, archived from the original on 2019-08-04, retrieved 2016-10-07
- ↑ "Olympedia – Travis Stevens". Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Travis Stevens". TEAM USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sport-Reference
- ↑ "Fastest BJJ Black Belt Promotion in History: 18 Months, Faster Than Caio Terra & BJ Penn". www.bjjee.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ↑ "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "IJF Senior World Ranking List" (PDF). World Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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- American male judoka
- American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in judo
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in judo
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American sportsmen