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Ronda Rousey
- 2004 Olympic team member
- Texaco Rising Star Award, 2004 Titan Games
- 2004 National Champion
- 2004 Senior Pan American Judo Champion
- 2004 Titan Games, gold
- At just 17, Ronda Rousey is the youngest and most promising member of the U.S. judo team.
- Favored to be the first American woman ever to win Olympic gold
- The youngest U.S. athlete ever to be ranked #1 in her weight class
- Her mother, AnnMaria, was the first-ever American to win the World Judo Championships in 1984.
- Judo rank Shodan (1st degree black belt)
- Named 2003 USOC Athlete of the year
- Has a cat named Bejing
A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Rousey splits her time between home and the Boston area, where she trains with fellow Olympic teammates Alex Ottiano and 1999 world judo champion Jimmy Pedro, Jr. The trio is coached by Pedro’s father, Jim Sr. However, in a lot of ways the high school junior’s life is not that different from other teens. Her mother still gets on her about doing homework—she takes classes through online correspondence—and when she’s at home she has to share a room with her little sister.
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Height: 5’6”
Born: 01-Feb-87
Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
Resides: Lawrence, Mass.
Sport: Judo
Event: 63 kg/ 139lbs.
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