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Personal:
Heidi has been an elite athlete for many
years and has medaled in Junior National Championships as early as
1988 and Senior National Championships in 1996. In June 2000, she
married Scott Moore, USA's first-ever Paralympic gold medalist
(Sydney). In 2002, Heidi decided to retire and start a family. Her
son, Jordan, was born on Christmas Day, 2003.
In the spring of 2004, Heidi decided to go back to competition
"for fun." A bronze medal at the National Championships in April
of 2004 brought her into the Olympic Trials as the #3 seeded
athlete. Heidi dominated the division, winning both of her matches
by Ippon, the judo equivalent of a knockout in boxing while
nursing her five-month old son between matches. Unfortunately for
Heidi, the USA was not qualified for the Olympics at +78
kilograms, but the division was contested at the trials as a
contingency in case a Pan American allocation opened, but it did
not. In 2005, Moore competed on her first World Championship Team.
She moved down to 78kg for part of the 2006 season before moving
back up to heayweight where she won a silver medal at the 2007
Nationals as well as the Open division title.
Heidi won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo in 2008, but again
the United States had not qualified to send a representative to
the Games in the division.
Recent Career Highlights:
2012:
Currently the assistant coach for the USA Judo Paralympic judo
program
2008:
Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)
Bronze - Olympic Zone Cup (+78kg)
2007:
Gold - U.S. Open (+78kg)
Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)
Gold - Fall Classic National Championships (+78kg)
Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)
Silver - Puerto Rico Open (+78kg)
Silver - Puerto Rico Open (Open)
Bronze - Pan American Championships (Open)
2006:
Gold - Puerto Rico Open (78kg)
Silver - USA Judo Senior National Championships (Open)
Silver - Puerto Rico Open (Open)
Bronze - U.S. Open (Open)
Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (78kg)
2005:
Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)
Silver - World Team Trials (Named alternate, activated July 2005)
Bronze - Matsumae Copenhagen Cup (+78kg)
2004:
Gold - Olympic Trials, weight not qualified to attend (+78kg)
Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (+78kg)
2002:
Silver - National Championships (Open)
Fifth - U.S. Open Championships (78kg)
1997:
Silver - National Championships (66kg)
1996:
Silver - National Championships (66kg)
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