She goes on to say judo gave her confidence and strength to achieve her dreams. "It was about winning and being in the Olympics someday." "Growing up, it wasn't about the fancy dresses or the cool car or the high school dance," she said in a YouTube video for the campaign. 2004 Olympian Former USA Judo National Team Athlete Second degree blackbelt in Judo Fort Worth Police Officer/Detective. Last year, she encouraged others to follow their dreams as part of the Play Like A Girl campaign. But now I get to go after a new goal, and that's to be the best police officer I can and do the best for my community that I can." "I'm so thankful for my past," she told the station. "I always knew since I was a little girl I wanted to be in law enforcement," she told the station.įollowing in her father's footsteps, she chose law enforcement because she likes helping people.īut she'll never forget her time representing her country. Jeffrey Kubes, an attorney, died a few hours later at a hospital. Police said Jeffrey Kubes pulled out in front of the other driver. Less than three weeks later, Kubes’ 31-year-old son, Jeffrey, was injured when his car was struck by another car on River Park. "It'll never be taken away from me," Kubes, now 29, told NBC5 of her Olympics experience.īesides being an Olympian, she had another goal: putting on a badge. I don’t want to wait for someone to get seriously injured, Kubes said. "This is a steppingstone but definitely a good experience," she said at the time.ĭetermined, she vowed to return to the Olympics but was permanently sidelined after a serious knee injury. She now serves as a Fort Worth police officer. The Southwest High School graduate won her first match in eight seconds but lost her other two matches, according to the Star-Telegram archives. Fort Worth’s Nikki Kubes, pictured in 2004, represented the United States in judo at the 2004 Olympics in Greece. In 2004, Kubes, then 17, competed in judo in the Athens Games. She attended Texas Christian University in order to be continue training with her long-time coach Tommy Dyer after graduation, she began to work as a police officer for Fort Worth.FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Olympian Nikki Kubes had her eye on a medal in Greece, but she ended up getting a different kind of hardware: a Fort Worth police badge.
Born and raised in Ft Worth, Texas in August of 1986, Nikki and her sister were. And despite life putting some hurdles in Nikki’s way, she managed to reach both her childhood goals. Brigette was later prevented from continuing her training due to a car accident, but Nicole progressed to 9th place in Athens, and also received several national awards including her bronze medal at the 2004 National Championships, a bronze medal at the 2004 Titan Games, a 5th-place finish at the Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires Argentina, and being named a 20 National Champion. When Nikki Kubes was a little girl, she had two dreams to make it to the Olympics someday, and to follow in her dad’s footsteps by becoming a police officer. Beginning her training in Judo at age 7 with her sister Bridgette, Nicole became one of the youngest members of the United States 2004 Summer Olympics Team in 2004 at age 17. Nicole Kubes (born August 22, 1986) is an American athlete and judoka currently living in Fort Worth, TX. JSTOR ( July 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. John Henry, a journalist, and retired Fort Worth police sergeant Jake White examine the difficult cases of law enforcement both in Fort Worth and around the.
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