Jimmy Pedro

About Jimmy Pedro

• Jimmy Pedro was 1999 World Champion who competed at 4 Olympic Games. In 1996 and 2004 Olympic he was bronze medallist. Jimbo Nuts made his comeback in 2003 after he retired and won bronze in Athens. Jimmy, is successful coach of the US team and he won world and Olympic titles and medals.
  
• Pedro was the World Champion at 73 kg in 1999, and also won bronze medals in the 1991 and 1995 World Championships. Pedro represented the United States in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic Games, winning bronze in 1996 and 2004. His entry in the "Legends" section of a major judo magazine's web site lists 29 gold medals in international competition.
  

Jimmy Pedro Achievements

National honors:

• 04, 03, 00 & 99 Real Judo Magazine "Player of the Year"
  
• 04 New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame
  
• 04 Brown University Hall of Fame
  
• 97 New York Athletic Club "Athlete of he Year"
  
• 97 Black Belt Hall of Fame
  
• 10x USJA Jr. National Champion
  
• 6x US National Champion (89, 91, 93, 94, 99, 03)
  
• 3x High School National Champion (86, 87, 88)
  

Gold major international medals:

• 04 & 00 German Team Championships (73 kg Member of TSV Abensberg)
  
• 04 & 03 New York Open (73 kg) - Manhattan, NY
  
• 04 Pan Am Championships (73 kg) - Margarita Island, Venezuela
  
• 03 Korean Open (73 kg) - Yongin University, Korea
  
• 03 Rendez Vous Canada (73 kg) - Montreal, QC
  
• 03 Tre Torri (73 kg) - Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
  
• 03 Puerto Rico Open (73 kg) - Salinas, Puerto Rico
  
• 03 British Open (73 kg) - London, England
  
• 00 Europa Cup Team Championships (73 kg Member of TSV Abensberg)
  
• 99 World Championships (73 kg) - Birmingham, England
  
• 99 Pan Am Games (73 kg) - Winnipeg, Canada
  
• 98 US Open (73 kg) - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  
• 98 Pan Am Championships (73 kg) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  
• 98 French Open (73 kg) - Paris, France
  
• 98 Austrian Open (73 kg) - Leonding, Austria
  
• 98 Shoriki Cup (73 kg) - Tokyo, Japan
  
• 97 & 95 German Open (71 kg) - Munich, Germany
  
• 97 Pan Am Championships (71 kg) - Guadalajara, Mexico
  
• 95 US Open (71 kg) - Macon, GA, USA
  
• 95 Pan Am Games (71 kg) - Mar de Plata, Argentina
  
• 93 Pacific Rim Championships (65 kg) - Auckland, New Zealand
  
• 92 Guido Sieni (65 kg) - Sassari, Italy
  
• 92 Pan Am Championships (65 kg) - Santiago, Chile
  
• 92 US Open (71 kg) - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  
• 90 & 89 US Open (65 kg) - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  
• 90 Tre Torri (65 kg) - Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
  

Silver major international medals:

• 04 Hungarian Open (73 kg) - Budapest, Hungary
  
• 04 German Open (73 kg) - Hamburg, Germany
  
• 03 US Open (73 kg) - Las Vegas, NV
  
• 93 Korean Open (65 kg) - Seoul, Korea
  
• 93 French Open (63 kg) - Paris, France
  
• 92 Hungarian Open (65 kg) - Budapest, Hungary
  
• 90 Goodwill Games (65 kg) - Seattle, WA, USA
  

Bronze major international medals:

• 04 Olympic Games (73 kg) - Athens, Greece
  
• 99 Kano Cup (73 kg) - Tokyo, Japan
  
• 98 German Open (73 kg) - Munich, Germany
  
• 97 Austrian Open (71 kg) - Leonding, Austria
  
• 96 French Open (71 kg) - Paris, France
  
• 96 Olympic Games (73 kg) - Atlanta, GA, USA
  
• 95 World Championships (71 kg) - Makuhari, Japan
  
• 95 Pacific Rim Championships (71 kg) - Sydney, Australia
  
• 94 Goodwill Games (71 kg) - St. Petersburg, Russia
  
• 92 French Open (65 kg) - Paris, France
  
• 92 German Open (65 kg) - Munich, Germany
  
• 91 US Open (65 kg) - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  
• 91 Pan Am Games (65 kg) - Havana, Cuba
  
• 91 World Championships (65 kg) - Barcelona, Spain
  
• 91 Pacific Rim Championships (65 kg) - Honolulu, HI, USA
  
• 90 Jr. World Championships (65 kg) - Dijon, France
  
• 90 Tblissi International (65 kg) - Tblissi, Georgia
  
• 88 Shoriki Cup (65 kg) - Tokyo, Japan
  

5th place in major international events:

• 00 Olympic Games (73 kg) - Sydney, Australia
  
• 94 Kano Cup (71 kg) - Tokyo, Japan
  
• 93 World Championships (65 kg) - Hamilton, Canada