Michael Lee SWAIN

Estados Unidos da América
Estados Unidos da América
JudôJudô
Medalhas Olímpicas
1B
Participações3
Primeira ParticipaçãoLos Angeles 1984
Ano de nascimento1960

Biografia

In 1987 Mike Swain became the first judoka from the Western Hemisphere to win a World Championship. He added World silver medals in 1985 and 1989. Swain competed as a lightweight at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1988. He also won gold at the 1987 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 1983 Pan Ams. Swain coached the US judokas for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

In 1987 Swain started Swain Sports, which became a multi-million dollar international martial arts equipment business. In 2008 he sold the company to Dollamur and later served as vice-president for them for Global Martial Arts. Swain’s wife Tânia Ishii represented Brazil in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and his father-in-law Chiaki Ishii won a bronze medal for Brazil in the 1972 München Olympics.

Resultados Olímpicos

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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