Delores Brodie (born 17 February 1959) is a former competitive judoka for the United States.[1] She won three gold medals, 3 silvers and a bronze in the US National Judo Championships.[1] Delores competed on both the national as well as international circuit. [2] Delores at 17 was the US Junior National Champ in Judo. [3]
Career
editDelores was trained by Ernie Smith, and was only in judo for 5 years before she competed nationally and ranked in the top 10 at age 17. [4] She as well as Matt Jesse had an incident with Phil Porter over funds concerning Bingo. [5] Delores competed at 145 lbs in 1978. [6] Delores earned a bronze in the 1978 British Open, coached by Rusty Kanokogi. [6] She was considered to be a potential Olympian for the United States, but there was no Olympic Games for women in judo at the time.
References
edit- ^ a b "JudoInside - Delores Brodie Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (January 8, 1977). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (July 8, 1977). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (October 8, 1976). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Letters to Aaron-The Hal Luebbert Story: America and Its Freedom Myths. Xlibris Corporation. 7 March 2006. ISBN 9781450098007.
- ^ a b Inc, Active Interest Media (October 8, 1978). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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