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Jimmy Wooley

American judoka

Born
8 March 1949, Houston
Citizenship
United States
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
93 kg (205 lb)

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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1972 Summer Olympics1972

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q19518787 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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