Margaret Castro

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Margaret Castro
Personal information
BornAugust 22, 1959 (1959-08-22) (age 66)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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OccupationJudoka
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportJudo
Weight class+72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
World Champ.Silver (1982)
Pan American Champ.File:Gold medal america.svg (1985, 1988, 1988)
Profile at external databases
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JudoInside.com{{#statements:P2767}}
Updated on June 18, 2023

Margaret "Margie" Castro (born August 22, 1959),[2] also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez,[3] is an American former Olympic-level female judoka.[4][5][6]

Competitive career

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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]

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