Travis Stevens

Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5] He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.

Travis Stevens

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 39) Bellevue, Washington
Home town	Wakefield, Massachusetts
Alma mater	North Shore Community College
Occupation	Judoka
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–81 kg
Rank	6th dan black belt in judo[2]      Black belt in BJJ[3]
Club	Pedro's Judo Center
Team	NYAC[4]
Coached by	Jimmy Pedro, James Harai Sr., Jason Morris
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2016)
World Champ.	R16 (2010)
Pan American Champ.	(2009)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg 2015 Toronto ‍–‍81 kg Pan American Championships 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍81 kg 2008 Miami ‍–‍81 kg 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg 2010 San Salvador ‍–‍81 kg 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg World Masters 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg IJF Grand Slam 2011 Moscow ‍–‍81 kg 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg 2010 Paris ‍–‍81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg 2013 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg 2010 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	46
JudoInside.com	31828
Updated on 24 May 2023

Stevens also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.^[5][6]

Judo career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.^[7]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.^[5][8]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal. On 9 August 2016, he was ranked number 12 in the world in the −81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation.^[9]

Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013.