U.S. Olympic Judo Team

Half of the 10-member U.S. Olympic judo team have played in previous Olympic games. The 7-man, 3-woman team includes the youngest competitor ever to have participated in judo at the Olympics — Ronda Rousey (in 2004). She’s still the youngest member of the team at 21. Thirty-five year old Brian Olson is the oldest and this will be his fourth Olympic games.

Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif.) – Women’s 48kg

Valeria Gotay (Harlingen, Texas) – Women’s 57kg

Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass.) – Women’s 70kg

Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y.) – Men’s 60kg

Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Men’s 66kg

Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Men’s 73kg

Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y.) – Men’s 81kg

Brian Olson (Boulder, Colo.) – Men’s 90kg

Adler Volmar (Coral Springs, Fla.) – Men’s 100kg

Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass.) – Men’s +100kg

For more information on the U.S. Judo Team participating in the Olympics, visit their Web site. If you would like to learn about all athletes who qualified to represent the U.S. in Beijing, start your search on the official Olympic Web site.