Rudford Hamon

Nickname: "Rufus"
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170 pounds
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Residence: Miami, Fla.
High School: Palm Beach Lakes ('01)
College: Florida International University ('05)
Major: Marketing
Coach: Juan Moreno
Dojang: Peak Performance

See Rudford's October 2008 Q&A Athlete Profile

Competed in track and field in high school...hobbies include playing football and basketball, snowboarding, meditating, reading and spending quality time with family and friends...favorite foods are pizza, chicken and soul food...he drinks plenty of water before a competition...favorite athlete is Roy Jones, Jr....favorite movies is Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me...enjoys listening to rap and R&B...lists Costa Rica as his favorite country visited for competition....

Did You Know...?: Rudford doesn't have a middle name.

Competition Record:

2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Welter): 2nd
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Welter): GOLD
2009 National Team Qualifier (Welter): 2nd

2008 Pan Am Championships Team Member (Welter)
2008 U.S. Senior Nationals (Welter): SILVER

2007 Olympic Trials (Light/Welter): 3rd
2007 U.S. Senior Nationals (Welter): GOLD
2007 World University Games Trials (Welter): 1st
2007 U.S. Open (Welter): SILVER

2006 Pan Am Championships (Welter): SILVER
2006 Sr. National Team Trials (Welter): 2nd

2005 U.S. Senior Nationals (Welter): GOLD
2005 Collegiate Team Trials (Welter): GOLD
2005 Collegiate Nationals (Welter): GOLD
2005 U.S. Open (Welter): BRONZE

2004 Senior Nationals (Feather): BRONZE
2004 U.S. Open (Feather): SILVER
2004 Collegiate Team Trials (Feather): GOLD

2003 Senior Nationals (Feather): SILVER
2003 Collegiate Nationals (Feather): SILVER
2003 Collegiate Team Trials (Feather): SILVER
2003 World University Games (Feather): BRONZE

2001 Junior Olympics: BRONZE

2000 Junior Olympics: SILVER

1999 Junior Olympics: GOLD

1997 Junior Olympics: GOLD

1995 Junior Olympics: BRONZE

1994 Junior Olympics: GOLD

1993 Junior Olympics: BRONZE

last updated 7/28/09