Jack Hatton, Rising US Judo Star and Olympic Hopeful, Dies at 24

Jack Hatton (blue) of the United States and Marco Tumampad (white) of the Philippines compete in the Men's -81kg Pool C first round on day four of the World Judo Championships at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 28, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images

Jack Hatton, a rising star in judo and USA Judo national team member who had hoped to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, has died at 24.

Hatton, from Massachusetts, was one of the USA Judo team’s top players and had won multiple medals in various competitions around the world in the practice of judo—a form of martial arts.