James Pedro Sr.

United States
Born , Massachusetts
8.9

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.

Teachers (1)

  • Edmund Mede
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Black Belt Magazine (June 1978) states Jimmy Pedro (Sr.) began studying with Edmund Mede at age 19
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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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

Students (1)

  • Jimmy Pedro
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Jimmy Pedro was trained by his father James Pedro Sr. from a young age; documented in Wikipedia
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Jimmy Pedro was trained by his father James Pedro Sr. from a young age; documented in Wikipedia
    “He was trained by his father James Pedro Sr., a 1976 Olympic Alternate”
    — Jimmy Pedro (Wikipedia EN)link history info

Sources

Jimmy Pedro (Wikipedia EN)link history info

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