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Wearing 1976 Olympic Bronze Medal
5th Degree Black Belt in Judo
2nd Degree Black Belt in Aikido
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 1966
National Judo Heavyweight Champion
1st place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs+)
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1967
2nd place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs+)
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1968
1st place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs +)
Only American to win the AAU Nationals in that year
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1969
1st place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs +)
Only American to win the AAU Nationals in that year
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1970
1st place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs +)
Grand Champion
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 Allen J. Coage
Dale Lehman - 2nd
Larry Fryar - 3rd
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 Flying into the left thigh sweep,
Allen J. Coage of New York takes a
point & a match from Charles Hook of Ohio.
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 Allen J.Coage receives Jigoro Kano photo prize.
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Click on the photo below to Black Belt Magazine article
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1971
2nd place Light Heavyweight Division
(- 205 lbs )
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1972
3rd place Light Heavyweight Division
(- 205 lbs )
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1975
1st place Heavyweight Division
(205 lbs +)
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 Click the 1967 logo to see the matchPan American Games
1967
Gold Medal - Winnipeg, Canada &
1975
Gold Medal - Mexico City
Allen J Coage was the first American to win the Gold in two consecutive
Pan American Games
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 Allen J. Coage executes a powerful left Uchimata for a full point
win at the Mexico City Pan American Games
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 Allen J. Coage slams Ibanez of Cuba with an explosive left Taiotoshi for a half point...and finishes him off with a pin for a full point victory to win the Gold Medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City
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 Allen J. Coage is awarded his 2nd consecutive
Gold Medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
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1968
Pan American Judo Championships
Gold Medal - Puerto Rico
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Competed on 4 World Championship Teams
1967, 1969, 1971, 1975
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1971
World Championships
Tied forth place open weight class
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Team Captain
1971 World Judo Team in Germany
1975 USJA tour in Europe,
1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City
1975 World Judo Championships in Vienna, Austria
&
1976 Olympic Team in Montreal, Canada
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   Summer Olympics Montreal
1976
Bronze Medal Winner
 Allen J. Coage made history as the 1st African American to win
Olympic medal in Judo, and the second American to win
a medal for the USA team.
To date the only American Heavyweight to win an
Olympic medal in Judo
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1976 USA OLYMPIC TEAM
 L to R front row: Sachio Asida (Coach), Tommy Martin (93kg),
Pat Burris (70kg), Joe Bost (63kg),
Back row: Jim Colgan (Manager), Allen J Coage - Bronze Medal Winner (+93kg), Jim Wooley (Open), Teimoc Johnston -Ono (80kg)
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 Me with US President Gerald Ford at the White House
after the 1976 Olympics
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North American Olympic
Judo Medalists
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Jimmy Pedro 1996 Bronze 71kg
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Jason Morris 1992 Silver 78kg
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Bob Berland 1984 Silver 86kg
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Kevin Asano
1988 Silver 60kg
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Doug Rogers 1964 Silver +80kg
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Jim Bregman 1964 Bronze 80kg
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Margie Castro
1988 Bronze +72kg
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Ed Liddie
1984 Bronze
60kg
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Allen J. Coage 1976 Bronze +93kg
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Lynn Roethke 1988 Silver 61kg
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Mark Berger
1984 Bronze
+95kg
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Nicolas Gill 1992 Bronze 86kg
2000 Silver
-100kg
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Mike Swain
1988 Bronze
71kg
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1969, 1970 & 1977
Selected as number 1 Judo Player
in the USA
by Black Belt Magazine.
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1990
Inducted into Judo Hall Of Fame
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 In South Africa Team USA, 1977
Front row L - R: Clyde Whorten, Teimoc Johnston-Ono, Mitch Santa Maria, John Saylor
Back row L - R: Me, ?, ?, George Cozzi, Amy Somebody,
Jim Bregman
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 1996, Me with Jim Bregman,
Jim was the first American to win a Medal in Judo at the Olympics (1964 - Bronze).
Jim was also the 1st American to win a medal in Judo at the World Championships (1965 -Bronze).
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 1996, for the United States Olympic Committee,
for a Drug Free Poster
Front row L - R: Bob Berland (silver medalist, 1984 Olympics), Kevin Asano (silver Medalist 1988 Olympics),
Mike Swain (bronze medalist 1988 Olympics),
Me (bronze medalist 1976 Olympics)
Back row L - R: Ed Liddie (bronze medalist 1984 Olympics), Jason Morris (silver medalist 1992 Olympics),
Top: Jim Bregman (bronze medalist 1964 Olympics)
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 L - R: Jason Morris, Mike Swain, Me, Jim Bregman,
Kevin Asano
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 Let me tell you Beer Bellied Sharecroppers one thing, I can kick Chuck Norris' ass any day of the week
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 Mike Swain, the 1st American World Judo Champion
threatened to slap the taste out of our mouths
if we didn't pay attention.
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 In China Town, New York City,
Me, my Sensei Yone, my best friend and training partner for many years Clyde and his lovely wife Wen
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 Cranford Judo & Karate Center, Cranford NJ,
5 Olympians and many National Champions were
trained here. Many ass' got kicked here which helped send Me to the Olympics.
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 L-R: Milt Campbell won a Silver Medal for the Decathalon
1952 Olympics & Gold Medal Decathalon 1956 Olympics, Ernie LaBole, My Sensei Yone & Me
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     My 5 day a week Judo workout with John Saylor Top
L-R: Hindu pushups (photo 1 & 2) 200 reps, free squats, 500 reps.
Bottom: rope tug. Additional workout not pictured: running 20 minutes,
10 uphill sprints, 20 jump squats, jump rope for 5 minutes,
sit ups and leg raises 100 reps each.
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