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L.A. Smith III

Senior World Championship Teams: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018 ... Junior World Championship Teams: 2014, 2013, 2011

    Athlete Bio

    IJF

    Hometown

    Rahway, NJ

    Education

    San Jose State University

    Weight Category: 100 kg

    • Current World Ranking: No. 74
    • 2022 Portugal Grand Prix Bronze Medalist
    • 2019 Pan American Games Silver Medalist
    • 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships Bronze Medalist
    • 4x Senior National Champion
    • 5x Senior World Team Member
    • 3x Junior World Team Member

     

    International Judo Federation Competition History:  LA Smith III IJF Profile 

    Competition Highlights:

    2023:

    • Bronze - Guayaquil Pan American Open


    2022
    :

  • Bronze - Portugal Grand Prix 
  • Seventh - Senior Pan American Championships  

  • 2021:

  • Gold - Guadalajara Pan American Open 
  • Fifth - Senior Pan American Championships 

  • 2020:

  • Gold - Lima Pan American Open 
  • Seventh - Senior Pan American Championships 
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    2019:

  • Silver - Pan American Games
  • Fifth - Senior Pan American Championships 
  • Seventh - Brasilia Grand Slam  

  • 2018:

  • Gold - Lima Pan America Open 
  • Gold - Santiago Pan American Open 
  • Silver - Buenos Aires Pan American Open 
  • Bronze - Senior Pan American Championships 
  • Bronze - Hong Kong Asian Open 

  • 2017:

  • Silver - Vanuatu Oceania Open 
  • Bronze - Lima Pan American Open 
  • Fifth - Santo Domingo Pan American Open 

  • 2016:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships 
  • Fifth - Taipei Asian Open 

  • 2015:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships 

  • 2014:

  • Gold - NCJA Championships 
  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships 
  • Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships 

  • 2013:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships 
  • Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships (IJF-Junior)
  • Gold - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior)
  • Bronze - Junior Pan American Championships 

  • 2012:

  • Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships 
  • Gold - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (Open)
  • Silver - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships 

  • 2010:

  • Silver - Cadet Pan American Championships (90 kg)
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