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Travis Stevens
Personal information
Nationality United States American
Born (1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 38)
Bellevue, Washington
Died Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Alma mater North Shore Community College
Occupation Judoka
Height 5 ft 11 in
Sport
Country United States
Sport Judo
Weight class –81 kg
Rank      1st deg. Black belt in BJJ
     6th Dan Black belt in judo
Club Pedro's Judo Center
Team NYAC
Coached by Jimmy Pedro, Renzo Gracie, John Danaher, James Harai Sr., Jason Morris
Achievements and titles
World finals R16 (2010)
Regional finals (2009)
Olympic finals Silver (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2015 Toronto ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2008 Miami ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Gold 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver 2011 Moscow ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2010 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2013 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
Gold 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
Silver 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2010 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Updated on 24 May 2023.

Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.

Career

An early start at the age of 6 enabled him to acquire a vast amount of knowledge in Judo and other martial arts. Travis is an outstanding athlete in the disciplines of Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and holds many accomplishments in both. He is currently ranked number 12 in the world in the −81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation (as of 9 August 2016).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal.

Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013. Travis also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013. He trains at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York City with several elite athletes. Travis also teaches at Renzo Gracie Fort Lee in New Jersey.

See also

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