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The result was Keep. Hut 8.5 20:41, 14 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Miguel Tudela[edit]

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"...but did not compete due to the boycott". So, according to that statement and the accompanying source, he was not an Olympian. The subject needs to demonstrate he meets WP:GNG but passing mentions and listings are not enough. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 08:00, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 09:10, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It's true he didn't compete at the Olympics, but he did qualify for them. The boycott was certainly out of his control. In addition, he won 3 U.S. championships, was a runner-up once, and won a medal at the Pan Am games. I would say he qualifies as a notable athlete. Papaursa (talk) 22:51, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete He did not compete in the olympics, and it is competition there that gives default notability. Nothing else shows notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:11, 4 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would argue that his success at the quadrennial Pan-Am Games and qualifying for the Olympics (plus multiple national titles) is significant enough to show notability. In addition, I have added some sources to the article (from Black Belt magazine and the L.A. Times) that should help meet WP:GNG. Papaursa (talk) 01:02, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Medalling at the Pan-Am games shows notability. He makes WP:MANOTE.PRehse (talk) 06:32, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:58, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He meets our notability guideline for martial artists as a repeated medalist/champion at the national and international level. He qualified for the U.S. Olympic Judo Team, won a U.S. military title, won national championships three times and won a medal at the Pan American Games. He was a dominant figure in his sport for at least five years, and it is not his fault that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan prevented him from competing in Moscow in 1980. He and his wife, also a judo champion, were the subjects of a lengthy Los Angeles Times article. The encyclopedia is better off with this article than without it. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:30, 6 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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