Eve Aronoff

Eve Aronoff-Trivella (born July 10, 1963)[1] is a former Olympic judoka from the United States.

Personal life

Aronoff-Trivella attended Woodlands High School. And Westchester comm. College[2] Aronoff-Trivella trained judo at the Yonkers YMCA.[2] She initially resided in Hartsdale, NY.[3] Aronoff-Trivella served at the YMCA Judo Camp as a guest instructor.[4] She works as a Fitness and Judo Instructor.[5]

Early life

She earned a black belt at age 15. At the age of 16 she became a member of the All American Women's Judo Team. She held 28 major titles by the age of 16 with a stated goal of reaching the 1984 Olympics.[2]won her first fitness competition at age 11 was NY state top 2 percent in physical fitness all 4 years of high school. Woodlands High School outstanding athlete although Judo is not a part of the high school sports curriculum. Started as a fitness instructor at the age of 17 for athletes to enhance their performance.

Competitive career

Aronoff-Trivella competed in the 56 kg division.[6] She earned a Bronze medal in the 1982 World Judo Championships. She took medals in 14 National Championships was a 5 time U.S. Open champion, 5 time Olympic Festival Champion, Silver medal First Fukuoka Japan Woman's International Championships, Bronze medal First Russian Woman's International Invitational, Gold Medal Pan American Championships, Silver medal Leonding World Tournament Leonding, Austria, Bronze medal Dutch Open, Silver and Bronze Medal Pacicfic Rim International Championships.[1] She competed in judo at the 1987 Pan American Games, achieving a silver medal.[7] Aronoff-Trivella became a member of the US Olympic Team.[8] The pinnacle of her career came when she competed in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as a member of the first women's judo team,[9] where at the age of 25, she achieved a 6th place.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eve Aronoff, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Evening News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Judo - Sun Sentinel". articles.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Staff - Judo | New York City's YMCA". ymcanyc.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Exercise for Hope - The Children's Hope Chest". childrenshopechest.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  6. ↑ "THE SEOUL OLYMPICS - The Games, From Archery to Yachting - Demonstration Sports - Judo (Women's)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  7. ↑ Black Belt. Active Interest Media, Inc. p. 37. ISSN 0277-3066. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  8. ↑ Seoul '88 Facs and Figures
  9. ↑ "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". judoinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Judo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Lightweight | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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