Jimmy Wooley

{{Short description|American judoka (born 1949)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Jimmy Wooley

| fullname = James Ralph Wooley

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 8, 1949}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's judo }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1975 Mexico City | Open Class }}

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James Ralph Wooley (born March 8, 1949) is an American judoka and two time Olympian. He was born in Houston, Texas.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TNcDAAAAMBAJ&dq=jimmy+wooley+judo&pg=PA35 |title=Black Belt |last1=Active Interest Media |first1=Inc |date=August 1973}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jimmy-wooley-1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202022946/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jimmy-wooley-1.html |archivedate=2016-02-02}}

Wooley was a student of Karl Geis.[http://www.wwmaa.org/articles/art010.htm :: Articles & Essays ::] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220032631/http://www.wwmaa.org/articles/art010.htm |date=2015-02-20 }} He utilized ballet as a method of increasing his flexibility and improving his technique.{{Cite web |url=http://judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm |title=US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present |access-date=2015-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626083848/http://judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm |archive-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://judotalk.com/profiles/blogs/in-remembrance-of-a-great-judo-player-for-his-time-ken-karmann In Remembrance of a great Judo Player for his time- Ken Karmann – Sendai Judo Dojo – Judotalk]