Travis Stevens

{{Short description|American judoka (born 1986)}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2023}}{{Infobox judoka

| name = Travis Stevens

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| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|02|28}}

| birth_place = Bellevue, Washington

| hometown = Wakefield, Massachusetts

| alma_mater = North Shore Community College

| height = 5 ft 11 in{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-07|title=Olympedia – Travis Stevens|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/112808}}

| country = United States

| weight_class = –81 kg

| rank_alt = {{JudoRank|red|white}} 6th dan black belt in judo{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-02|language=en|title=Congratulations to Sensei Travis Stevens on his promotion to 6th Degree Black Belt|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOg9thpZ21/}}
{{Nowrap|{{JudoRank|black}} Black belt in BJJ}}{{Citation | last = Herle | first = Erin | title = USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens earns Jiu-Jitsu black belt from John Danaher | newspaper = GracieMag | date = 2013-11-26 | url = https://www.graciemag.com/en/2013/11/26/usa-judo-olympian-travis-stevens-earns-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-from-john-danaher | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190804092400/https://www.graciemag.com/en/2013/11/26/usa-judo-olympian-travis-stevens-earns-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-from-john-danaher | access-date = 2016-10-07| archive-date = 2019-08-04 }}

| club = Pedro's Judo Center

| team = NYAC{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-07|language=en|title=Travis Stevens|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-judo/athletes/travis-stevens|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501224153/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-judo/athletes/Travis-Stevens|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2015|website=TEAM USA}}

| coach = Jimmy Pedro, James Harai Sr., Jason Morris

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| worlds_rank = R16

| worlds_year = 2010

| worlds_weight = Men's 81 kg

| regionals_type = AM

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2009

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| olympics_rank = 2

| olympics_year = 2016

| olympics_weight = Men's 81 kg

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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Toronto | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Buenos Aires | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2008 Miami | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 San Salvador | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 San José | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Guayaquil | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Edmonton | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Moscow | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2012 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Paris | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2011 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Havana | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

| updated = 24 May 2023

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Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American judoka who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/travis-stevens-1.html Sport-Reference] He competes in the men's half-middleweight (−81 kg) division. On August 9, 2016, Stevens became the third American male judoka to win a silver medal in the Olympics.

Stevens also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.{{Cite web | title = Fastest BJJ Black Belt Promotion in History: 18 Months, Faster Than Caio Terra & BJ Penn | url = https://www.bjjee.com/articles/fastest-bjj-black-belt-promotion-in-history-18-months-faster-than-caio-terra-bj-penn/ | website = www.bjjee.com | date = 30 August 2021 | access-date = 2022-02-02}}

Judo career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to Tiago Camilo in the repechage.{{Cite web | title = 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - Beijing 2008 Olympics | url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/judo/73-81kg-half-middleweight-m | website = www.olympic.org | access-date = 2016-02-03}}

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again lost to 2008 gold medalist Ole Bischof, this time in the semi-finals by judges' decision. Stevens was then beaten in the bronze medal match by Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier.{{Cite web | title = 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) men results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics | url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/judo/73-81kg-half-middleweight-m | website = www.olympic.org | access-date = 2016-02-03}}

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (Russia) in the finals, earning a silver medal. On 9 August 2016, he was ranked number 12 in the world in the −81 kg weight class by the International Judo Federation.{{Cite web | title = IJF Senior World Ranking List | url = http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_05/08/146272231717217271/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_05_09.pdf | website = World Judo Federation | access-date = 2016-08-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201301/http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_05/08/146272231717217271/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_05_09.pdf | archive-date = 2016-06-10 | url-status = dead}}

Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which he opened on January 12, 2013.

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