{{Short description|American judoka (born 1949)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jimmy Wooley | fullname = James Ralph Wooley | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 8, 1949}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's judo }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }} {{MedalBronze | 1975 Mexico City | Open Class }} }}

'''James Ralph Wooley''' (born March 8, 1949) is an American judoka and two time Olympian. He was born in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TNcDAAAAMBAJ&dq=jimmy+wooley+judo&pg=PA35 |title=Black Belt |last1=Active Interest Media |first1=Inc |date=August 1973}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jimmy-wooley-1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202022946/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jimmy-wooley-1.html |archivedate=2016-02-02}}</ref>

Wooley was a student of Karl Geis.<ref>[http://www.wwmaa.org/articles/art010.htm :: Articles & Essays ::<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220032631/http://www.wwmaa.org/articles/art010.htm |date=2015-02-20 }}</ref> He utilized ballet as a method of increasing his flexibility and improving his technique.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web |url=http://judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm |title=US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2015-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626083848/http://judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm |archive-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wooley was on the 1972 Olympic Team in Judo where he competed in the under 93&nbsp;kg division.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He was also on the 1976 Olympic Team competing in the open division.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Wooley went on to become a doctor and a judo coach.<ref>[http://judotalk.com/profiles/blogs/in-remembrance-of-a-great-judo-player-for-his-time-ken-karmann In Remembrance of a great Judo Player for his time- Ken Karmann – Sendai Judo Dojo – Judotalk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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