Jan Trussell

{{Short description|Judoka}}

Jan Trussell (Janet Trussell) is a former competitor in judo, freestyle wrestling and sambo. She won the US National Championships in sambo.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7toDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Jan+Trussell&pg=PA116|title=Black Belt|date=1 October 1984|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}} Trussell also won the US National Championship in judo.{{cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/keyword/jan-trussell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917181132/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/jan-trussell|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2016|title=Articles about Jan Trussell - latimes|website=Los Angeles Times|publisher=}} She accomplished this at the age of 18.{{Cite web |last=Batard |first=Dan Le |date=1989-07-12 |title=Judo Isn't Always Gentle Way : Trussell Takes Tough Road to Women's National Championship by Redirecting Energy Into Sport |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-12-sp-3582-story.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} She is a multiple time winner in the World Sambo Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://ussambo.com/pdfs/USSamboArchives.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095139/http://ussambo.com/pdfs/USSamboArchives.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }} She is the sister of Rebecca Trussell.{{cite web|url=http://www.usadojo.com/biographies/steve-scott.htm|title=Martial Arts Biography - Steve Scott|publisher=}} She qualified for the Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championship in 1989 defeating Asia DeWeese in the first U.S. international women's freestyle wrestling tournament at San Francisco.{{Cite web |last=Marchiano |first=Sam |date=1989-07-09 |title=Gardena Wrestler Is a Triple Threat : Jan Trussell Once Beat Drugs, Now Seeks Judo, Freestyle, Sombo Titles |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-09-sp-5429-story.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Jan is an advocate against drug use.