Jimmy Wooley

James Ralph Wooley (born March 8, 1949) is an American judoka and two time Olympian. He was born in Houston, Texas.

Wooley was a student of Karl Geis. He utilized ballet as a method of increasing his flexibility and improving his technique. Wooley was on the 1972 Olympic Team in Judo where he competed in the under 93 kg division. He was also on the 1976 Olympic Team competing in the open division. Wooley went on to become a doctor and a judo coach.

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1949 births

Living people

Olympic judoka for the United States

Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics

American male judoka

Pan American Games medalists in judo

Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States

Judoka at the 1975 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games

20th-century American people

21st-century American people