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
| 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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Category:American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in judo
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Category:Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Category:Olympic judoka for the United States
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in judo
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games
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