Jimmy Wooley

James Ralph Wooley (born March 8, 1949) is an American judoka and two time Olympian. He was born in Houston, Texas.[1][2]

Jimmy Wooley
Personal information
Full nameJames Ralph Wooley
BornMarch 8, 1949 (1949-03-08) (age 74)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City Open Class

Wooley was a student of Karl Geis.[3] He utilized ballet as a method of increasing his flexibility and improving his technique.[4] Wooley was on the 1972 Olympic Team in Judo where he competed in the under 93 kg division.[4] He was also on the 1976 Olympic Team competing in the open division.[4] Wooley went on to become a doctor and a judo coach.[5]

References
  1. Active Interest Media, Inc (August 1973). Black Belt. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Wooley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02.
  3. :: Articles & Essays :: Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  5. In Remembrance of a great Judo Player for his time- Ken Karmann – Sendai Judo Dojo – Judotalk


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