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Jaime Casanova Martinez

Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) ®
Member - Panamerican Jiu-Jitsu Federation (PJJF)  tm
Member - Panamerican Judo Union (PJU)  tm
Member - Wolrd Judo Federation (WJF)  tm


Date and Place of Birth: 14th August 1952
Citizen of Spain and Dominican Republic.
Married, four (4) daughters and three (3) sons.
 
Beginning of judo practices in 1969, going through the stages of athlete, coach, referee, leader of the national association and federation, member of the National Olympic Committee and of various international judo and kurash organizations, among others.
 
He currently holds the Eighth Dan graduation in the discipline of Judo.
  
Professional Experience:
- 1983-2004 and 2008-2010; President of the Dominican Judo Federation (Fedojudo)
-1994-2004; Dominican Olympic Committee (COD)Treasurer.
- 1999-present; President Panamerican Judo Union (PJU)
- 1999-2011; Vice President International Judo Federation (FIJ)
- 2007-2011; Vice President Association of Pan American Confederations (Acodepa)
- Director of Accreditations of the XIV Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2003
- 2000-2004; President Dominican Kurash Federation (Fedokurash)
- 2011-2015; Chairman of the Panamerican Kurash Union (PKU)
- 2015-current; President Panamerican Kurash Union (UPK)
- 2015-current; Vice President of the International Kurash Association (IKA)
- 2011-current; President of the World Judo Federation (WJF)
 
Academy Background:
- 1972; Technical Bachelor, Loyola Polytechnic Institute (IPL)
- 1973; Industrial Expert, Loyola Polytechnic Institute (IPL)
- 1979; Industrial Engineer, National Institute of Exact Sciences (INCE)
- Different specialties in equipment for the extraction of materials from mines, refrigeration and air conditioning, steelmaking in continuous casting and automotive equipment, others.
- Between 1973 to 1991 I worked in managerial positions of different Dominican companies, both national and international, including: Falconbridge Dominicana, Metaldom, Empresas Pro-Desarrollo, Santo Domingo Motors, La Atlántica, being associated with Detroit Diesel, Mazda, Scania, etc.
 
Sport Background:
 
Olympic Games -
-1984; Participant in judo Games of the XXIII Los Angeles, United States Olympiad 1984.
 
-1992; judo sports delegate to the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona, Spain 1992.
 
-1996; Chief of Mission Dominican Republic to the Games of the XVI Centennial Olympiad Atlanta, United States 1996.
 
- 2000; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF) at the Games of the XVII Olympiad Sydney, Australia 2000.
 
- 2004; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF)at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad Athens, Greece 2004.
 
- 2008; Member of the Executive Committee of the International Judo Federation (IJF)at the Games of the XXIX Beijing, China Olympics 2008.
 
Panamerican Games -
-1987; Judo delegate to the X Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 1987.
 
-1991; Judo Delegate to the XI Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1991
 
-1995; Judo Delegate to the XII Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentine 1995
 
-1999; Responsible for the Judo event of the XIII Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 1999
 
-2003; Responsible for the Judo event of the XIV Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
 
2003-2007; Responsible for the Judo event of the XV Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2007
 
Central American and Caribbean Games -

- 1986; Responsible for the Judo event of the XIV Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 1986
 
-   1990; Judo delegate to the XVI Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico 1990
 
- 1993; Judo Delegate to the XVII Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1993
- 1998; Judo delegate to the XVIII Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1998
 
- 2002; Responsible for the Judo event at the XIX Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2002.
 
- 2006; Responsible for the Judo event at the XX Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2006.
 
Several times responsible for the Judo event of the ODESUR and ODEBO Games, likewise, invited to the XV Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, among others.
 
Since 1999 involved in the discipline of kurash participating in world-class events in Uzbekistan, Turkey, Dominican Republic, England, South Korea, etc.
 
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic.


Sensei Jaime Casnova Martinez’s Contact Info -
Email:
jaimecasanovamartinez@gmail.com
Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/jaime.c.martinez.3/photos​
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