Parnel Legros
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Parnel Legros (Parnell)[1]) is a former Olympic level judoka for the nation of Haiti.[2] He was born on November 11, 1956.[2]
Martial arts[]
Legros competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2] He competed in the Half Heavyweight division (95 kg), finishing 21st.[3]
Coaching[]
From 1993 to 2002, 1500 students passed through his judo program at Starett City.[4] Legros for a period ran the largest judo program in the northeast.[4]
He won the Real Judo award for Coach of the Year in 2002.[5] Legros received the Sloan Public Service Award from Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a result of his success with youth in judo.[4] 100% of his judo students went on to college.[4]
Legros has been a clinician for the USJF.[6]
He was a speaker at the funeral of Rena Kanakogi.[7]
Legros works as a gym teacher at Intermediate School 364.[8] He was noted as a teacher who made an attempt to save the life of a student, who died after playing football.[9]
Notable students[]
- Barry Kirk Jackman[10]
- Dariusz Mikolajczak[11] - 2008 Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist.[12]
- Harry St. Leger[8]
- Garry St. Leger[8]
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "NYSJI Member Clubs". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Parnel Legros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Judo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d USJA NAPMA Judo
- ^ "Real Judo Awards". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.usjf.com/public/grassrootsclinic.pdf
- ^ http://judoinfo.com/pdf/USJA/2010-1-AJ.pdf
- ^ a b c "CD 5: Judo Offers Life Lessons - New York City News Service". New York City News Service. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "TEEN DIES SUDDENLY AT SCHOOL". NY Daily News. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2010/February/17/Pedro-s-Challenge-Results?p=1
- ^ Olympic Goal Is In Reach For Mikolajczak | www.rockawave.com | Wave of Long Island
- ^ Dariusz Mikolajczak, Judoka, JudoInside
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