Parnel Legros

Parnel Legros
Personal information
Born	November 11, 1956 (age 68)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com	10649

Parnel Legros (Parnell)^[1]) is a former Olympic level judoka for the nation of Haiti.^[2] He was born on November 11, 1956.^[2]

Martial arts

Legros competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[2] He competed in the Half Heavyweight division (95 kg), finishing 21st.^[3]

Coaching

From 1993 to 2002, 1500 students passed through his judo program at Starett City.^[4] Legros for a period ran the largest judo program in the northeast.^[4]

He won the Real Judo award for Coach of the Year in 2002.^[5] Legros received the Sloan Public Service Award from Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a result of his success with youth in judo.^[4] 100% of his judo students went on to college.^[4]

Legros has been a clinician for the USJF.^[6]

He was a speaker at the funeral of Rena Kanakogi.^[7]

Legros works as a gym teacher at Intermediate School 364.^[8] He was noted as a teacher who made an attempt to save the life of a student, who died after playing football.^[9]

Notable students

Barry Kirk Jackman^[10]
Dariusz Mikolajczak^[11] - 2008 Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist.^[12]
Harry St. Leger^[8]
Garry St. Leger^[8]

References

^ "NYSJI Member Clubs". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Parnel Legros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ "Judo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "USJA NAPMA Judo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
^ "Real Judo Awards". Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ Grass Roots Clinic usjf.com ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "CD 5: Judo Offers Life Lessons - New York City News Service". New York City News Service. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ "TEEN DIES SUDDENLY AT SCHOOL". NY Daily News. 8 October 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
^ Pedro's Challenge Results Team USA
^ Olympic Goal Is In Reach For Mikolajczak | www.rockawave.com | Wave of Long Island
^ "Dariusz Mikolajczak Judoka". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

Parnel Legros at JudoInside.com
Parnel Legros at Olympedia
Parnel Legros at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "NYSJI Member Clubs". Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[srp-2] "Parnel Legros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[3] "Judo at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[USJA-4] "USJA NAPMA Judo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-20.

[5] "Real Judo Awards". Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[6] Grass Roots Clinic usjf.com ^{[dead link‍]}

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[CD5-8] "CD 5: Judo Offers Life Lessons - New York City News Service". New York City News Service. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[9] "TEEN DIES SUDDENLY AT SCHOOL". NY Daily News. 8 October 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[10] Pedro's Challenge Results Team USA

[11] Olympic Goal Is In Reach For Mikolajczak | www.rockawave.com | Wave of Long Island

[12] "Dariusz Mikolajczak Judoka". judoinside.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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