Rebecca "Becky" Scott, née Trussell, is an American retired martial arts athlete who competed in sambo and judo. She is a US National Championships Bronze Medalist in judo.[1] At the time, this was the highest level of competition as there was no world championship. She eventually became a team alternate for the first Judo World Championship for women.[2] Scott competed at 149lbs.[3] Scott competed at the Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games Scott was a five-time National Champion in sombo.[4] She additionally won the 1984 AAU National Women's Sombo championships.[4] She later competed in the Sambo at the 1983 Pan American Games.[5] It was here that she initially won the title.[6] She also served as the coach for the Judo Junior National Team for the United States.[7]
She is the sister of Jan Trussell.[8] and is married to Steve Scott. She currently works as a referee at Freestyle Judo Tournaments.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Rebecca Trussell, Judoka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "HALL OF FAME". welcomematjudoclub.
- ^ "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. October 18, 1984 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. 1 October 1984 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/24/sports/the-olympics-los-angeles-84-the-other-game-testing-for-drugs.html
- ^ https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-sep-29-1983-p-96/
- ^ "Swimming World and Junior Swimmer". 1989.
- ^ "Martial Arts Biography - Steve Scott".
- ^ "2016 Amateur Athletic Union Judo Handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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