Rusty Kanokogi was born on July 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Rena Glickman. She was an actress, known for Blue in the Face (1995). She was married to Ryohei Kanokogi. She died on November 21, 2009 in Brooklyn.
Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
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In 1980, she mortgaged her house to help raise money for the first women's judo world championships at Madison Square Garden.
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Was an advocate for the sport of women's judo. Her work in promoting the sport was recognized by the government of Japan in 2008 when she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan's highest honor for a foreigner.
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Coach of the 1988 U.S. Olympic women's judo team. In 1959, she posed as a man in order to compete in the New York State YMCA judo championships, but had to forfeit her gold medal after an organizer learned that she was a woman. The Brooklyn YMCA re-awarded her the gold medal in 2009.
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