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Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.
Stevens also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.
Judo career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal. On 9 August 2016, he was ranked number 12 in the world in the −81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation.
Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013.
References
- "Congratulations to Sensei Travis Stevens on his promotion to 6th Degree Black Belt". Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- Herle, Erin (2013-11-26), "USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens earns Jiu-Jitsu black belt from John Danaher", GracieMag, archived from the original on 2019-08-04, retrieved 2016-10-07
- "Olympedia – Travis Stevens". Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- "Travis Stevens". TEAM USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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- "Fastest BJJ Black Belt Promotion in History: 18 Months, Faster Than Caio Terra & BJ Penn". www.bjjee.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "IJF Senior World Ranking List" (PDF). World Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
External links
- Travis Stevens at the International Judo Federation
- Travis Stevens at JudoInside.com
- Travis Stevens at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Travis Stevens at Olympics.com
- Travis Stevens at Olympedia
- Travis Stevens on Instagram
- Travis Stevens on Facebook
| Pan American Champions in Judo – Men's Half Middleweight | |
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