Margaret Castro

Margaret Castro

Personal information
Born	August 22, 1959 (1959-08-22) (age 65) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Judoka
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1988)
World Champ.	(1982)
Pan American Champ.	(1985, 1988, 1988)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul +72 kg World Championships 1982 Paris +72 kg 1984 Vienna +72 kg 1987 Essen +72 kg Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Open 1987 Indianapolis Open 1987 Indianapolis +72 kg Pan American Championships 1985 Havana +72 kg 1988 Buenos Aires Open 1988 Buenos Aires +72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53867
JudoInside.com	6001
Updated on June 18, 2023

Margaret "Margie" Castro (born August 22, 1959),[2] also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez,[3] is an American former Olympic-level female judoka.[4][5][6]

Competitive career

Castro is rather tall at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and had a competitive weight of 190 lb.[1] In 1977, at the age of 17, she made history by becoming the youngest woman to win the International Championships.[7] She is an 11-time national champion[3] who competed against the likes of fellow American Maureen Braziel during her competitive career.[6] She won the open weight class but gained silver at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Nilmaris Santini. She won three world championships by the time she went to the 1988 Olympics[3] where judo was a demonstration sport and she won a bronze medal in the +72 kg division,[4] coached by Rusty Kanokogi.[4] This ended her competitive career.[2] She was inducted to the USA Judo Hall of Fame.[3]

References

1. "The Seoul Olympics; The Games, From Archery to Yachting: Demonstration Sports – Judo (Women's)". The New York Times. September 11, 1988.
2. "Margaret Castro, Judoka, JudoInside".
3. "USA Judo Hall of Fame ATHLETE". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
4. "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
5. "U.S. Men Win in Basketball". The New York Times. August 16, 1983.
6. "Black Belt". July 1977.
7. Choron, Sandra; Choron, Harry (2002). The All-New Book of Lists for Kids. ISBN 0618191356.

External links

• Margaret Castro at the International Judo Federation
• Margaret Castro at JudoInside.com
• Margaret Castro at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Margaret Castro at Olympics.com
• Margaret Castro at Olympedia
• Margaret Castro at The-Sports.org