Myles Porter
A former football player at the
As a former wrestler Porter knew enough about judo to give it a try. However, little did he know how well he would excel in the sport in become one of the top judo athletes in the world. Porter began competing in tournaments and in less than a year he qualified for his first World Blind Championship Team in 2006. That same year he competed in his first major international competition and took fifth in his division.
Later that year he became just the third legally blind judo athlete ever to earn a national ranking among sighted athletes when he placed second at the Dallas Invitational, a USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament.
Porter out did himself once again when taking third place among sighted athletes at the 2009 Rendez-Vous Canada, a USA Judo B-level Point Tournament. He is the second only vision-impaired athlete to place at a B-level event. This win moved Porter into the #3 ranking in the
Porter is currently living and training at the Olympic Training Center in
Major Achievements:
- 2010: Gold medal – Lithia Open
- 2010: Gold medal – German Open
- 2010: Bronze medal – Visually Impaired World Championships
- 2009: Gold medal – USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships
- 2009: Gold medal – IBSA Pan American Games
- 2009: Gold medal – Visually Impaired U.S. Open
- 2009: Bronze medal –
- 2009: Gold medal – German Open
- 2008: Fifth place – Paralympic Games,
- 2008: Fifth place –
- 2007: Bronze medal – Para Pan American Games,
- 2006: Fifth place – Judo World Championships,
