Jason Morris
Jason Newth Morris (born February 3, 1967 in Scotia , New York ) is a former American judoka . In 1992 he won an Olympic silver medal.
Athletic career
The 1.78 m tall Jason Morris fought in the light middleweight division, the weight class up to 78 kilograms. In 1986 he was third in the Junior World Championships. In 1987 he won the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. At the 1987 World Championships he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Bashir Varayev from the Soviet Union. In the battle for the bronze medal he lost to the South Korean Lee Koai-hwa . At the Olympic Games in 1988 Morris won his first fight against the Swiss Olivier Schaffter , in the second fight he was eliminated against Bashir Varajew.
In 1989, Morris lost to the South Korean Kim Byung-joo in the quarter-finals of the 1989 World Championships , and lost to Varajew in the battle for bronze. In 1991 he defended his title at the Pan American Games in Havana by beating Cubans Armando Maldonado in the final . At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Morris won the semi-finals in his fourth fight against the Swede Lars Adolfsson , in the final he lost to the Japanese Hidehiko Yoshida after 3:35 minutes by Ippon.
In 1993, Morris lost to South Korean Jeon Ki-young in the round of 16 of the World Championships , after which he won a bronze medal with three wins in the round of hope. After he had won in 1987 and 1991, he lost the final at the Pan American Games in 1995 in Mar del Plata against the Argentinian Gaston García . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta he was defeated in his second fight by the Turk Irakli Uznadze . After a two-year break from fighting, Morris returned to the mat in 1999 and qualified for his fourth Olympic Games. At the Olympic tournament in Sydney he was eliminated in his first fight against the Australian Daniel Kelly .
Morris runs its own judo school in Glenville, Schenectady County , New York State. In 2008 he was the coach of the US Olympic team.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
Web links
- Jason Morris in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Jason Morris on judoinside.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morris, Jason |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morris, Jason Newth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd February 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scotia , New York |