Ron Tripp
| Ron Tripp | |
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| Born | Ronald Tripp 22 April 1953 Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Other names | The Terminator |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Judo, Sambo |
| Fighting out of | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Team | USA Stars |
| Trainer | Pat Burris, US Chonosuke Takagi, Japan |
| Rank | Grand Master of Sport in Sambo 6th Dan Black Belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1970–1995 (martial arts) |
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Ron Tripp (born April 22, 1953) is an American chiropractor, sports executive, coach, and former competitor in judo and sambo.
He is well known in the martial arts community, especially among Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling enthusiasts, for being the only person to hold an official victory in competition over Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie. Tripp became America's first Merited and Distinguished Master of Sport in 1996. He was promoted to 6th dan by USA Judo in November 2006.