George Harris (judoka)
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| Full name | George Lee Harris | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 15, 1933 Kittrell, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 7, 2011 (aged 77) Brick, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 9947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
He was a 10th dan in Judo. Harris began his judo career after 1952.[3] Harris while speaking at Jack Krystek's School of Judo stated he was initially a boxer before becoming a Judoka.[2] Harris was a gold medalist at the Pan American Games, four-time United States National Champion, and six time Air Force Champion.[3] He also trained at the Kodokan where he earned his blackbelt.[1][3]
Harris had a long involvement with military judo in the United States Air Force,[3] 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
[edit]- ^ a b "For Immediate Release" (PDF). usja-judo.org. January 22, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "George Harris". usjudo.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Barnett, Rebecca (2000). "Ten Questions with George Harris". The Masters, Judo for Adults. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007.
Sources
[edit]- Nishioka, Hayward (2000). Judo: Heart and Soul. Ohara Publications. ISBN 0-89750-137-3.
- 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 May 19, 2011.
External links
[edit]- George Harris at JudoInside.com
- George Lee Harris at Olympics.com
- George Harris at Olympedia
- George Harris at InterSportStats
90 kg (1963) · +93 kg (1967–1975) · +95 kg (1979–1995) · +100 kg (1999–) | |
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