Travis Stevens (born February 28, 1986) is an American

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who competed in the

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, and

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/ref> 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 in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and

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, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013.

Judo career

At the

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, he lost to eventual gold medalist Ole Bischof in the third round, before losing to

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in the repechage. At the

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, 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. At the

, he lost to Khasan Khalmaurzaev (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

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. Stevens primarily teaches out of FUJI Gym in

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, which he opened on January 12, 2013.

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* * * American male judoka American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in judo Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the United States Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in judo Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportsmen Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games {{US-judo-bio-stub