Robin Chapman (judoka)

Chapman was born in Pittsburgh and first competed nationally in judo for the University of Pittsburgh.^[2]

Chapman was a 5-time medalist in U.S. national judo championships, gold medalist in 1981 and 1983.^[1]

In international competition, she was a 6-time medalist.^[1] She won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in the Women's Half Middleweight class, and placed 5th in her class in the 1982 Women's World Judo Championships.^[1][3]

In 1988, Chapman married Greg Chow, an orthopedist and fellow judoka.^[2] They have three children, all whom qualified at the 2008 Olympic trials,^[4] and live in Honolulu, where they assist at Hawaii Tenri Judo Club under Hiroshi Toriyumi.^[2]