Image: The White House, Wikimedia Commons · Public Domain

Kayla Harrison

United States
Born 1990-07-02, Middletown, Ohio

Description

American judoka and mixed martial artist; two-time Olympic judo champion (2012, 2016).

Teachers (2)

  • Jimmy Pedro
    swordsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Pedro's and Harrison's own words
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    location_onPedro's Judo Center badge (2007)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    6 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Pedro's and Harrison's own words
    “Harrison moved to Massachusetts to live and train with Pedro when she was 16 years old, at a troubling time in her life.”
    — (2012-08-01). Mass. Olympic Judo Competitor And Coach Have A Special Bond. CBS Newslink history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “"She's like a daughter to me at this point," said Pedro.”
    — (2012-08-01). Mass. Olympic Judo Competitor And Coach Have A Special Bond. CBS Newslink history info
    “When asked about how Harrison has passed her in the USA Judo record books, Pedro beamed with pride in his student.”
    — (2016-08-11). Judo legend and former wrestler Jimmy Pedro coaches Kayla Harrison to historic second Olympic judo goldlink history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    ““I could talk for hours about working and living with the Pedros,” Harrison said of Jimmy and his father, James ‘Big Jim’ Pedro Sr.”
    — Fighters Only. (2016-06-14). Athletes praise Jimmy Pedro’s coaching after winning double gold. Fighters Onlylink history info
    “But that renewal began when Harrison's mother tapped the brakes outside Pedro's Judo Center in Wakefield, Mass., after a 16-hour drive from their Ohio home May 16”
    — (2012-07-23). An American Olympian rebuilds a life through judo and friendslink history info
    “May 16, 2007.”
    — (2012-07-23). An American Olympian rebuilds a life through judo and friendslink history info
  • James Pedro Sr.
    swordsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Harrison's own words; WBUR agrees
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    location_onPedro's Judo Center badge (2007)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Harrison's own words; WBUR agrees
    visibilityFirst-hand
    ““I could talk for hours about working and living with the Pedros,” Harrison said of Jimmy and his father, James ‘Big Jim’ Pedro Sr.”
    — Fighters Only. (2016-06-14). Athletes praise Jimmy Pedro’s coaching after winning double gold. Fighters Onlylink history info
    “Harrison has been training with the Pedros since she was 16, when she moved to Wakefield from Middletown, Ohio. Big Jim said there’s no one he’s been harder on than her.”
    — (2012-07-28). Kayla Harrison's Judo Journey link history info

Lineage

Sources

Kayla Harrison. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWYXEVP0GSKX6NXABT
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

CC BY-SA 4.0expand_more
Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kayla Harrison. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWYXEVP0GSKX6NXABT - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M6ERSPBWYXEVP0GSKX6NXABT, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Kayla Harrison}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6ERSPBWYXEVP0GSKX6NXABT}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
data_object JSON-LDdata_object Turtle

Database content on this page is CC BY-SA 4.0; the database right is separately reserved. Licensing