Description
American judoka and 1976 US Olympic alternate. He began judo at age 19 under
Edmund Mede. He trained and coached his son Jimmy Pedro Jr., who became an
Olympic bronze medalist and World Champion.
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Edmund Mede
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Black Belt Magazine (June 1978) states Jimmy Pedro (Sr.) began studying with
Edmund Mede at age 19
“A latecomer to judo, Pedro was 19 when he began studying with national
heavyweight champion and international gold medalist, Edmund Mede”
— Black Belt Magazine (June 1978)link
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Jimmy Pedro
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Jimmy Pedro was trained by his father James Pedro Sr. from a young age;
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“He was trained by his father James Pedro Sr., a 1976 Olympic Alternate”
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). James Pedro Sr.. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYMDKKCPQ8238MWJR2E17NAD - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KYMDKKCPQ8238MWJR2E17NAD, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {James Pedro Sr.}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYMDKKCPQ8238MWJR2E17NAD}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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