Ronda Rousey won an Olympic bronze medal in judo during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing , China , from 7 to 24 August 2008 . Ronda Rousey . Rousey was the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo ( bronze ) , which she won at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .