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1963 São Paulo | Heavyweight |
George Lee Harris (January 15, 1933 – January 7, 2011) was a member of the first United States Olympic judo team. He was born in Kittrell, North Carolina.
He was a 10th dan in Judo. Harris began his judo career after 1952. Harris while speaking at Jack Krystek's School of Judo stated he was initially a boxer before becoming a Judoka. Harris was a gold medalist at the Pan American Games, four-time United States National Champion, and six time Air Force Champion. He also trained at the Kodokan where he earned his blackbelt.
Harris had a long involvement with military judo in the United States Air Force, and later served as president of the United States Judo Association.
He starred in the late-1970s martial-arts film, "The Year of the Gentle Tiger", a forerunner to "The Karate Kid". He also appeared on talk shows and was twice a guest on "To Tell the Truth".
References
- ^ "www.usja-judo.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ten Questions with George Harris Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine - by Rebecca Barnett. Published in The Masters, Judo for Adults (2000)
Sources
- Nishioka, Hayward (2000) Judo: Heart and Soul Ohara Publications. ISBN 0-89750-137-3
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Harris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
| Pan American Champions in Judo – Men's Heavyweight | |
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| 90 kg (1963) · +93 kg (1967–1975) · +95 kg (1979–1995) · +100 kg (1999–) | |
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