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Marti Malloy

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 37) Oak Harbor, Washington, U.S.
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2013)
Regional finals	(2014, 2015, 2016)
Olympic finals	(2012)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  United States Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London ‍–‍57 kg World Championships Silver 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg Pan American Games Gold 2015 Toronto ‍–‍57 kg Pan American Championships Gold 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍57 kg Gold 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍57 kg Gold 2016 Havana ‍–‍57 kg Silver 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍57 kg Silver 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍57 kg Silver 2013 San José ‍–‍57 kg Bronze 2017 Panama City ‍–‍57 kg IJF Grand Slam Silver 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg Silver 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍57 kg Bronze 2012 Paris ‍–‍57 kg Bronze 2016 Paris ‍–‍57 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold 2013 Miami ‍–‍57 kg Gold 2016 Havana ‍–‍57 kg Gold 2017 Cancún ‍–‍57 kg Silver 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg Bronze 2015 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg Bronze 2016 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Updated on 28 May 2023.

Martilou "Marti" Malloy (born 23 June 1986 in Oak Harbor, Washington) is a female judoka from the United States.

Career

Marti Malloy first made a name for herself in the senior rankings as a 16-year-old when she claimed a gold medal in her first senior international competition the 2002 Rendez-Vous Canada where she defeated a tough field, including both a 2000 Olympian and the previous year's U.S. National Champion, as well as top athletes from Canada and Great Britain.

After high school, she relocated to San Jose State University where she balanced training for the 2012 Olympic Games while pursuing a degree in Advertising/Marketing. She eventually graduated from SJSU in 2010.

In 2005, she continued her success at both the junior and senior levels, winning a silver medal at the Judo U.S. Open and becoming the only U.S. athlete to win gold at the Junior Pan American Championships.

In 2007, she moved up from 57 kg to 63 kg where she placed ninth at the World Championships. Although she competed at the 2007 Pan American Games as a 63 kg player, she moved back down to 57 kg that year to win her first Senior National title in that division.

In 2009, she added a second Senior National title and won the World Team Trials to compete on her second Senior World Team.

In 2010, she won her first big international medal at the Pan American Judo Championships and defended her Senior National title from previous year.

In 2012, she won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the class -57 kg, scoring an ippon in her last match with a kouchi gari. On her way to winning her bronze medal she beat Telma Monteiro in her first match, then Yadinys Amaris and Irina Zabludina in the quarterfinal, before losing to Corina Caprioriu in the semifinal. In the repechage she beat Giulia Quintavalle to win the bronze medal.

In 2013, she won a silver medal at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro and a silver medal at the 2013 Tokyo Grand Slam.

In 2014, she won her first gold medal at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Miami. She also defeated the 2012 Olympic champion Kaori Matsumoto at the 2014 World Judo Championships by armbar, but did not place in the tournament.

Achievements

See also

In Spanish: Marti Malloy para niños