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Lynn Lewis (judoka)

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Lynn Lewis was a former competitor in judo. Originally from Revere, Massachusetts.[1] She won three gold medals in the US National Judo Championships,[2] with her first at the age of 17.[3] She was trained by James Pedro Sr.[4] She was also trained by Rusty Kanokogi.[5] She earned 5th place in the first Women's World Judo Championship.[6] She additionally earned 2 golds and a silver in international judo competition.[7]

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  1. ^ Levin, Dan. "Taken down a few pegs". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
  2. ^ "Lynn Lewis, Judoka". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ "Black Belt – November 1975". November 1975. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  4. ^ "Black Belt – June 1978". June 1978. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  5. ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (December 3, 1980). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Lynne LEWIS / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
  7. ^ "JudoInside - Lynn Lewis Judoka".