Mike Swain

Mike Swain is considered to be the most successful Judo player the US has ever produced. Mike Swain is the only man from the Western Hemisphere to win a gold medal at the World Championships since its inception in 1956. The World Championships is a very prestigious tournament held only once every two years. As a World Champion, 4 - time Olympian (bronze medallist in the Seoul Games) and 1996 Olympic Coach, Mike Swain has gained a phenomenal amount of valuable knowledge and experience. His video series by World Martial Arts are considered by many experts to be the finest Judo videos ever produced.

U.S. WORLD AND OLYMPIC HONORS

1977 Barcelona, Spain (World Team)
1980 Moscow, Russia (Olympic Team)
1983 Moscow, Russia (World Team)
1984 Los Angeles (Olympic Team)
1985 Seoul, Korea (World Team)
1987 Essen, Germany (World Team)
1988 Seoul, Korea (Olympic Team)
1989 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (World Team)
1992 Barcelona, Spain (Olympic Team)
1996 Atlanta (Men's Olympic Judo Coach)

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

GOLD
1987 World Championships - Essen Germany (Only American male to ever win)
1987 Pan American Games - Indianapolis
1991 US Open
1988 Italian Open
1984 Czechoslovakian Open
1984 Belgian Open
1982 Dutch Open

SILVER
1989 World Championships - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1985 World Championships - Seoul, Korea
1991 Sungkok Cup - Korea
1991 Pacific Rim Championships - Hawaii
1990 Goodwill Games - Seattle
1987 Shoriki Cup - Japan
1986 Kano Cup - Japan
1985 Matsumae Cup - Austria
1985, 1983 US Open
1977 Pan American Championship - Argentina

BRONZE
1988 Olympic Games - Seoul, Korea
1989 Pacific Rim Championships - China
1987 German Open
1985 Pacific Rim Championship - Japan
1984 German Open
1983 Pan American Games - Venezuela
1983 Pacific Rim Championships - Japan
1981 Dutch Open
1981, 1980 US Open

NATIONAL HONORS

5 - Time National Champion
4 - Time National Collegiate Champion
5 - Time Olympic Sports Festival Champion

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