Robin Chapman Chow (born December 17, 1957) is an American former competitive

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Early life and education

Chapman was born in

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and first competed nationally in judo for the

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Career

Chapman was a 5-time medalist in U.S. national judo championships, gold medalist in 1981 and 1983. In international competition, she was a 6-time medalist. She won a gold medal at the

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in the Women's Half Middleweight class, and placed 5th in her class in the 1982 Women's World Judo Championships.

Personal life

In 1988, Chapman married Greg Chow, an orthopedist and fellow judoka. They have three children, all whom qualified at the 2008 Olympic trials, and live in

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, where they assist at Hawaii Tenri Judo Club under Hiroshi Toriyumi.

References

1957 births Living people American female judoka Sportspeople from Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh alumni Judoka at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in judo {{US-judo-bio-stub