Colleen_Rosensteel
Colleen Rosensteel
American martial artist, judoka
Colleen Rosensteel (born March 13, 1967) is an American judoka and a Pan American games silver medalist.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Colleen Rosensteel |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | (1967-03-13) March 13, 1967 (age 57) Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Club | starting club and present club membership, Chikarakogeki. Also has trained at Cohen's judo club |
Medal record | |
Rosensteel was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated with a bachelor's degree and master's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1990 and 1994, respectively, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[1]
Rosensteel competed for the United States judo team in three consecutive Summer Olympics: the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia; and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[2] Her best Olympic finish was a ninth-place tie in 2000.[2]
Rosensteel won a bronze medal in the women's heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She won a silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
As a 17-year-old, she also was a top ranked discus thrower, earning a silver medal at the 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
She currently works at South Fayette Township School District as the Athletic Lifting and Conditioning Trainer.
- F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colleen Rosensteel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- Colleen Rosensteel at Olympics.com
- Colleen Rosensteel at JudoInside.com
