Colleen Rosensteel (born March 13, 1967) is an American judoka and a

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ist.

Biography

Rosensteel was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Florida in

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, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated with a bachelor's degree and master's degree in exercise and sport sciences in 1990 and 1994, respectively, and was later inducted into the

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Retrieved December 18, 2014. Rosensteel competed for the United States judo team in three consecutive

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: the

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; the

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in Atlanta, Georgia; and the

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. Her best Olympic finish was a ninth-place tie in 2000. Rosensteel won a bronze medal in the women's heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the

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in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She won a silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the

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in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As a 17-year-old, she also was a top ranked discus thrower, earning a silver medal at the 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. She currently works at

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as the Athletic Lifting and Conditioning Trainer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosensteel, Colleen 1967 births Living people American female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for the United States People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania University of Florida alumni Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American women

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