Delores Brodie
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
[edit]Delores 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]- 1 2 "JudoInside - Delores Brodie Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
- ↑ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. January 8, 1977 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. July 8, 1977 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. October 8, 1976 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Letters to Aaron-The Hal Luebbert Story: America and Its Freedom Myths. Xlibris Corporation. 7 March 2006. ISBN 9781450098007.
- 1 2 "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. October 8, 1978 – via Google Books.
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