Jason_Morris_(judoka)

Jason Morris

Jason Morris

American judoka

Jason Newth Morris (born February 3, 1967) is an American retired judoka. He was a four-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic Coach, best known for winning the silver medal in the ‍–‍78 kg weight category in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a Bronze Medal in the 1993 World Judo Championships. He is a Hachidan (8th Degree Black Belt) his favorite techniques are Uchi Mata, Tai Otoshi, and his "Sticker or Sticky Foot" (AKA Kosotogari). He was also an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and 2x EIWA conference champion at Syracuse University.[1]

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Achievements

Morris was the Silver Medallist at -78 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and was also a Bronze Medalist at the 1993 World Judo Championships. Morris represented the United States in four Olympic Games 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 & was Team USA Olympic Coach at the 2008 Games.

National honors

  • 2010 – Elected to USJF Hall of Fame
  • 2008 – Named Olympic Coach for 2008 Summer Olympics
  • 2008 – Elected to USA Judo Hall of Fame
  • 2007 USOC "Development Coach of the Year" (Judo)
  • 2006, 2005 & 2003 "Coach of the Year" Real Judo Magazine
  • 2006 USOC "Coach of the Year" (Judo)
  • 2003 "International Jr. Female Coach of the Year" USJF
  • 1998 – Elected to NYAC Hall of Fame
  • 1993 – New York Athletic Club "Athlete of the Year"
  • 1993 & 1992 – USOC "Athlete of the Year" (Judo)
  • 6x National Champion (89, 90, 91, 92, 93 & 99)
  • 8x National Junior Champion
  • 3x Outstanding Judoka of the Year

Gold major international medals

  • 99, 93 & 89 US Open – Colorado Springs, CO
  • 91 Pan Am Games – Havana, Cuba
  • 90 Tbilisi International – Tbilisi, Georgia (Only winner from North & South America)
  • 90 & 89 Guido Sieni – Sassari, Italy
  • 88 Czech Open – Prague, Czech Republic
  • 88 Ontario Open – Toronto, Canada
  • 87 Austrian Open – Leonding, Austria
  • 87 Pacific Rim Championships -Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  • 87 Pan Am Games – Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • 87 & 85 Jr. Pan Am Championships – Mexico City, Mexico
  • 86, 85 & 84 New York Open – Manhattan, NY
  • 85 & 84 Quebec Open – Montreal, QC
  • 81 Mexico International (65 kg) -Mexico City, Mexico

Silver major international medals

  • 95 Pan Am Games – Mar de Plata, Argentina
  • 92 Olympic Games – Barcelona, Spain
  • 92 Hungarian Open – Budapest, Hungary
  • 91 Korean Open – Seoul, Korea
  • 90, 87 & 85 US Open – Colorado Springs, CO
  • 89 French Open – Paris, France
  • 89 Pacific Rim Championships -Beijing, China
  • 88 German Open – Russelsheim, Germany

Bronze major international medals

  • 00 British Open – Birmingham, England
  • 99 Rendez Vous Canada – Montreal, QC
  • 95 US Open – Macon, GA
  • 95, 90, 89 & 88 Hungarian Open – Budapest, Hungary
  • 95 Pacific Rim Championships – Sydney, Australia
  • 94, 88 & 86 US Open – Colorado Springs, CO
  • 93 World Championships - Hamilton, Canada
  • 91 Pacific Rim Championships – Honolulu, HI, USA
  • 90 Kano Cup – Tokyo, Japan
  • 90 Tre Torri – Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
  • 89 Austrian Open – Leonding, Austria
  • 88 Guido Sieni – Sassari, Italy
  • 86 Jr. World Championships – Rome, Italy
  • 86 Quebec Open – Montreal, QC

5th place in major international events

  • 95 French Open – Paris, France
  • 92 & 90 Czech Open – Prague, Czech Republic
  • 89 World Championships – Belgrade, Yugoslavia
  • 87 World Championships – Essen, Germany

Present

Since retiring from competitive judo after the 2000 Summer Olympics, Morris along with wife Teri own and operate the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville, New York[2]

Notable students

See also

References

  1. [1]
    https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jason-newth-morris
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jason Morris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
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