Margaret Castro

Margaret "Margie" Castro (born August 22, 1959),[2] also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez,[3] is a former Olympic-level female judo athlete for the United States[4] from Manhattan, New York.[5][6]

Margaret Castro
Personal information
BornAugust 22, 1959 (1959-08-22) (age 63)
Manhattan
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)[1]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Paris +72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Vienna +72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen +72 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Heavyweight (+72 kg)
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Heavyweight (+72 kg)

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]

See also

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.

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