Celita Schutz

Schutz grew up in River Vale, New Jersey, where seeing her brother taking a lesson convinced her to take up judo at the age of six. She began training at a young age with Sensei Ogasawara at Kokushi Dojo, in Westwood, New Jersey. She became nationally ranked at age 14 and internationally ranked at age 16. While competing worldwide, much of Celita's extended international training occurred in Japan, Spain, Germany and Brazil. She became Captain of the 1996 US Olympic Women's Judo Team; held consecutive #1 ranking in the United States for seven years; and while accumulating medals from around the world, achieved highest ranking of 5th in the World with expert coaching of Sensei Matsumura, Technical Advisor of Kokushikai, Inc.

1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens 2x World Team Member US Open International Champion Multi-time International Medalist 6x US National Judo Champion (Senior Level) 2x US Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year, Judo Ultimate Female Titan 2x Grapplers Quest BJJ Champion ADCC North American Champion, 2007 Certified Personal Trainer, NASM

Celita Valerie Schutz (born 17 February 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics on the women's team. She is a graduate of Yale University. class of 1990.