Craig John Agena (born 1960)[1] is a former Olympic level judoka for the United States.[2] He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career edit
Agena was born Craig John Agena, September 7, 1960, in Honolulu, Hawaii[1]
He trained at Northglenn Judo Center in Northglenn, Colorado,[4] and competed in several events, including the 1981 and 1983 National Seniors judo competition (placed second and first respectively)[5][6]
He attended the University of Colorado.[7]
After enlisting in the army in 1983, he was placed in the Army World Class Athlete Program. Being placed second in the qualifying trials, Agena was given a place on the Olympic team of the 1984 Games[8] competing (unplaced) in the 65 kilogram weight class of the Judo event.[3]
Following the Games, he was transferred to a tank battalion in Germany, winning a bronze medal at the 1987 World Military Championships in San Diego,[9] then later serving in Iraq and Japan.
Having risen to the rank of Colonel, he was chief of the Bilateral Coordination Action Team (BCAT) in 2011 at the time of the earthquake and tsunami, and directed US military efforts assisting the Japanese government in the clean up after the disaster.[10]
He received the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in 2014 for "Contribution to the strengthening of the Security of Japan and the Japan-US alliance and to the promotion of the understanding of Japanese culture"[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Craig John AGENA - Olympic Judo | United States of America". International Olympic Committee. June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Craig Agena Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Judo's faithful find home in Northglenn - Colorado Community Media". Colorado Community Media. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (December 1981). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Craig Agena, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Craig Agena". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (July 1984). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (February 1988). Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Language Institute fills communication gap during Operation Tomodachi". www.army.mil. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "2014 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals" (PDF). Foreign Office Ministry, Japan. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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