Margaret Castro

Margaret Castro

Personal information
Born	August 22, 1959 (1959-08-22) (age 66) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died
Occupation	Judoka
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+72 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	Bronze (1988)
World Champ.	Silver (1982)
Pan American Champ.	File:Gold medal america.svg (1985, 1988, 1988)
Medal record Women's judo Representing United States Olympic Games Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul +72 kg 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 Open Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Open Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis +72 kg Pan American Championships Gold medal – first place 1985 Havana +72 kg Gold medal – first place 1988 Buenos Aires Open Gold medal – first place 1988 Buenos Aires +72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	{{#statements:P4559}}
JudoInside.com	{{#statements:P2767}}
Updated on June 18, 2023

Margaret "Margie" Castro (born August 22, 1959), also known as Margaret Castro-Gomez, is an American former Olympic-level female judoka.

Competitive career

Castro is rather tall at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and had a competitive weight of 190 lb. In 1977, at the age of 17, she made history by becoming the youngest woman to win the International Championships. She is an 11-time national champion who competed against the likes of fellow American Maureen Braziel during her competitive career. 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 where judo was a demonstration sport and she won a bronze medal in the +72 kg division, coached by Rusty Kanokogi. This ended her competitive career. She was inducted to the USA Judo Hall of Fame.

External links

• Margaret Castro at The-Sports.org