# Travis Stevens
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{{Short description|American judoka (born 1986)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2023}}{{Infobox judoka
| name = Travis Stevens
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| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} [American](/source/United_States)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|02|28}}
| birth_place = [Bellevue, Washington](/source/Bellevue%2C_Washington)
| hometown = [Wakefield, Massachusetts](/source/Wakefield%2C_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](/source/United_States)
| weight_class = –81 kg
| rank_alt = {{JudoRank|red|white}} 6th [dan](/source/Dan_(rank)) black belt in [judo](/source/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](/source/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu_ranking_system) in [BJJ](/source/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu)}}[{{Citation | last = Herle | first = Erin | title = USA Judo Olympian Travis Stevens earns Jiu-Jitsu black belt from John Danaher | newspaper = [GracieMag](/source/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
| team = NYAC[{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-07|language=en|title=Travis Stevens|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-judo/athletes/travis-stevens|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501224153/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-judo/athletes/Travis-Stevens|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2015|website=TEAM USA}}]
| coach = [Jimmy Pedro](/source/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
| regionals_weight =
| nationals =
| olympics_rank = 2
| olympics_year = 2016
| olympics_weight = Men's 81 kg
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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's [judo](/source/judo) }}
{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| [Olympic Games](/source/Judo_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{Medal|S| [2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/Judo_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) | [{{nbnd}}81 kg](/source/Judo_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_81_kg) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [Pan American Games](/source/Judo_at_the_Pan_American_Games) }}
{{Medal|G| [2007 Rio de Janeiro](/source/Judo_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games) | [{{nbnd}}81 kg](/source/Judo_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_81_kg) }}
{{Medal|G| [2015 Toronto](/source/Judo_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games) | [{{nbnd}}81 kg](/source/Judo_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_81_kg) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Judo_Championships) }}
{{Medal|G| [2009 Buenos Aires](/source/2009_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2008 Miami](/source/2008_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2016 Havana](/source/2016_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2010 San Salvador](/source/2010_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2013 San José](/source/2013_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2014 Guayaquil](/source/2014_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2015 Edmonton](/source/2015_Pan_American_Judo_Championships) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [World Masters](/source/Judo_World_Masters) }}
{{Medal|G| [2016 Guadalajara](/source/2016_Judo_World_Masters) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [IJF Grand Slam](/source/Judo_Grand_Slam) }}
{{Medal|S| [2011 Moscow](/source/2011_Judo_Grand_Slam_Moscow) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2012 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2012_Judo_Grand_Slam_Rio_de_Janeiro) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2009 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2009_Judo_Grand_Slam_Rio_de_Janeiro) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2010 Paris](/source/2010_Judo_Grand_Slam_Paris) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| [IJF](/source/International_Judo_Federation) Grand Prix }}
{{Medal|G| [2011 Düsseldorf](/source/2011_Judo_Grand_Prix_D%C3%BCsseldorf) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|G| [2013 Tashkent](/source/2013_Judo_Grand_Prix_Tashkent) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|G| [2014 Düsseldorf](/source/2014_Judo_Grand_Prix_D%C3%BCsseldorf) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2014 Tbilisi](/source/2014_Judo_Grand_Prix_Tbilisi) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2014 Havana](/source/2014_Judo_Grand_Prix_Havana) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2014 Zagreb](/source/2014_Judo_Grand_Prix_Zagreb) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|S| [2016 Havana](/source/2016_Judo_Grand_Prix_Havana) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2010 Qingdao](/source/2010_Judo_Grand_Prix_Qingdao) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
{{Medal|B| [2011 Abu Dhabi](/source/2011_Judo_Grand_Prix_Abu_Dhabi) | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}
| updated = 24 May 2023
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'''Travis Stevens''' (born February 28, 1986) is an American [judoka](/source/judoka) who competed in the [2008](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), [2012](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), and [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu_ranking_system) in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under [John Danaher](/source/John_Danaher_(martial_artist)) and [Renzo Gracie](/source/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](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), he lost to eventual gold medalist [Ole Bischof](/source/Ole_Bischof) in the third round, before losing to [Tiago Camilo](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), he lost to [Khasan Khalmurzaev](/source/Khasan_Khalmurzaev) (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](/source/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](/source/Wakefield%2C_Massachusetts), which he opened on January 12, 2013.
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