Miguel Tudela (judoka)

Miguel Tudela is a former judoka for the 1980 United States Olympics team but he did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[1][2]

Tudela served in the United States Army from 1974 to 1976, and won a military title in 1976.[3]

He is a three time U.S. National Champion, winning in 1979, 1980 and 1983, and also finished second once. He won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4] In his prime Tudela was considered "the dominant American light-heavyweight".[5] He and his wife were featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times about their lives and his attempt to make the 1984 U.S. Olympic team,[6] but that dream ended when he was forced to withdraw in the fourth round of the U.S. Olympic Trials with an injury.[7]

He is married to three time national Judo champion Diane Pierce Tudela.[6]

References

1. "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
2. Inc, Active Interest Media (1 December 1981). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "Hall of Fame: Miguel Tudela". Cal State LA Athletics. California State University, Los Angeles. 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017. He was in the U.S. Army from 1974-76 and won a U.S. Armed Forces title in 1976.
4. "Miguel Tudela, Judoka". JudoInside.
5. "Top Judoka in American Competition". Black Belt Yearbook. No. 12. Jan 1980. p. 49.
6. "Shouldering a Challenge". Los Angeles Times. February 1, 1984. p. 186.
7. "1984 U.S. Olympic Judo Trials". Black Belt. Vol. 12. July 1984. p. 69.