Jason Morris

Jason Morris
Personal information
Full name	Jason Newth Morris
Nationality	American
Born	February 3, 1967 (age 54); Schenectady, New York
Occupation	Judo Instructor
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12.3 st)
Sport
Rank	8th degree black belt in Judo
Club	NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center
Men's Judo
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships

Jason Newth Morris is a retired American judoka. He was born on February 3, 1967 in his hometown of Scotia, New York. Morris, a 4 Time Olympian and 2008 Olympic Coach, is 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).

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 4 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,[1]

References

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.

External links

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[SR-1] 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.