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 name	James Ralph Wooley
Born	March 8, 1949 (age 71) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record Men's judo Representing the  United States Pan American Games 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.
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