Jan Trussell

Jan Trussell (Janet_Trussell) is a former competitor in judo, freestyle wrestling and sambo. She won the US National Championships in sambo.[1] Trussell also won the US National Championship in judo.[2] She accomplished this at the age of 18.[3] She is a multiple time winner in the World Sambo Championships.[4] She is the sister of Rebecca Trussell.[5] She qualified for the Womens' Freestyle Wrestling Championship in 1989 defeating Asia DeWeese in the first U.S. international women’s freestyle wrestling tournament at San Francisco.[6] Jan is an advocate against drug use.[6]

Personal Life

Jan was married to John Ross.[6]

See Also

Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games

References
  1. "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 October 1984 – via Google Books.
  2. "Articles about Jan Trussell - latimes". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Batard, Dan Le (1989-07-12). "Judo Isn't Always Gentle Way : Trussell Takes Tough Road to Women's National Championship by Redirecting Energy Into Sport". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Martial Arts Biography - Steve Scott".
  6. Marchiano, Sam (1989-07-09). "Gardena Wrestler Is a Triple Threat : Jan Trussell Once Beat Drugs, Now Seeks Judo, Freestyle, Sombo Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-13.


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