Name: Ron Hawthorne
Sport: Para Judo
Event: 60kg
Height: 5’5”
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Paralympic Experience:
Career Highlights:
- 2010: Fifth - German Open Visually Impaired Championships (60kg)
- 2009: Gold - USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships (60kg)
Gold - U.S. Open for the Visually Impaired (60kg)
Gold - German Open Visually Impaired Championships (60kg)
Silver - Dallas Invitational (55kg)
Silver - Northglenn Championships (60kg)
Bronze - IBSA Pan American Games (60kg)
Fifth - USA Judo Senior National Championships (55kg)
Fun Facts: Ron was raised by his grandparents, Johnny and Dorothy Alexander. He hoped to earn a degree in Physical Education. His hobbies include, listening to music and spending time
with friends.
Learn more:
US Para Judo