Career
She was the first female to be inducted to the Black Belt Hall of Fame and voted as Olympic Athlete of the Year. She competed in the -61 kg division for most of her competitive career (early 1980s – late 1990s). Mississippi Roethke is a two-time United States Olympic competitor for judo.
During these, women"s judo was a demonstration sport, therefore did not count towards the United States of America"s total medal count.
She was defeated by Diane Bell of GBR in the -61 kg division. She defeated Natasha Hernandez of VEN in the -61 kg division.
She was defeated by Illeana Beltran of VEN in the -61 kg division. 1984 Orlando, Florida – defeated Kathy Dalton
1985 Farmington Hills, Michigan – defeated Kathy Dalton
1986 Honolulu, Hawaii – defeated Tammy Otaka
1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – defeated Kathy Dalton
1989 Tampa, Florida – defeated Liliko Ogasawara
1990 San Diego, California – defeated Brenda Day
1991 Honolulu, Hawaii – defeated Brenda Day
1993 Indianapolis, Indiana – defeated Idiko Szasz
1994 Irvine, California – defeated Hannelore Brown in the -56 kg division
Bronze Medal
1983 Los Angeles, California – defeated by Robin Chapman for gold, Cindy Sovljanski for silver.
1995 Indianapolis, Indiana – defeated by Corrina Broz for gold, Marissa Pedulla for silver in the -56 kg division
2004 Villa Park, Illinois – defeated by Valerie Gotay for gold, Colleen McDonald for silver in the -56 kg division
Lynn currently owns and operates Club Olympia in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin where she is a certified trainer and runs her own dojo, Club Olympia Judo.
She is a seventh degree black belt.