Scott Moore began judo in 1988 under Sensei Connie Lavergne in Lafayette, Louisiana
and currently holds the rank of rokudan, or 6th degree black belt. Over the course of his competitive career, Scott had tremendous success, becoming the first American to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games in 2000. He also won bronze medals in the 1996 and 2004 Paralympic Games. In addition, he was the IBSA World Judo Champion in 1998 and won a pair of World Championship bronze medals in 1995 and 2002. In 2007 Scott retired from competition and was selected as the assistant coach for the 2008 Paralympic Team. In 2009 he became the head coach for the national visually impaired program and served as the head coach for the US Paralympic Judo team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England, 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2020ne Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, Scott was selected by the US Olympic Committee as the Paralympic Coach of the Year.
Scott became the head coach of Denver Judo in 1999 and he and Heidi have worked diligently to make the program one of the most successful in Colorado. Expanding the club to include classes for children, beginners and competitive players, and opening classes to the visually impaired on a fully integrated basis, Scott has lead Denver Judo students to multiple medals at the national and international level.
Scott is also a certified coach with USA Judo at the International “A” Level.
