Ryuju Nagayama (Japanese: 永山竜樹, romanized: Nagayama Ryuju; born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese judoka and judo World…
Ryuju Nagayama (Japanese: 永山竜樹, romanized: Nagayama Ryuju; born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese judoka and judo World Champion. He participated at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, winning bronze medals in both. He then won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, and one year later the gold medal in that same weight category at the 2025 World Championships.
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Momo Tamaoki (玉置 桃, Tamaoki Momo; born 16 September 1994) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg…
Momo Tamaoki (玉置 桃, Tamaoki Momo; born 16 September 1994) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg division.
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Kanae Yamabe (山部 佳苗, Yamabe Kanae; born 22 September 1990 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese female judoka. Yamabe started judo…
Kanae Yamabe (山部 佳苗, Yamabe Kanae; born 22 September 1990 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese female judoka. Yamabe started judo at the age of 6. Her favorite technique is harai Goshi. In 2009, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the +78 kg weight class at the 2009 World Judo Juniors Championships in Paris. In 2015, Yamabe won a bronze medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.
🎓 Yamanashi Gakuin University🏫 Asahikawa Shiho High School📅 Born September 22🎂 Born 1990📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Judo
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the…
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza. She competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Asahikawa Minami High School📅 Born October 18🎂 Born 1983📍 From Nayoro, Hokkaido💼 Judo
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Yoshie Ueno (上野 順恵, Ueno Yoshie; born 1 July 1983, in Asahikawa Hokkaidō) is a Japanese judoka. Ueno won the gold medal…
Yoshie Ueno (上野 順恵, Ueno Yoshie; born 1 July 1983, in Asahikawa Hokkaidō) is a Japanese judoka. Ueno won the gold medal in the Half-middleweight (63 kg) division at the 2009 World Judo Championships and in 2010. In 2011 she lost the final to local hero Gévrise Émane. Ueno's elder sister is Masae Ueno, who retired in 2009 after winning gold at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Ueno won a bronze medal after losing in the quarter-finals to South Korean eighth seed Joung Da-Woon.
Masae Ueno (上野 雅恵, Ueno Masae; born 17 January 1979) is a Japanese judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and…
Masae Ueno (上野 雅恵, Ueno Masae; born 17 January 1979) is a Japanese judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, winning the –70 kg women's judo event. She also won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2008. Ueno has two younger sisters who are also judokas. Yoshie Ueno became World champion in 2009 and Tomoe Ueno became World junior champion in 2006.
Seigo Saito (齋藤 制剛, Saitō Seigō; born 4 May 1977) is a retired Japanese judoka. Saito is from Sapporo, Hokkaidō. He…
Seigo Saito (齋藤 制剛, Saitō Seigō; born 4 May 1977) is a retired Japanese judoka. Saito is from Sapporo, Hokkaidō. He belonged to Asahi Kasei after graduation from Kokushikan University in 2000. Saito was good at Uchimata and Newaza in high-school days and was expected to get medal of Olympic Games or World Championships in the future. But he was not able to use the skill of them by the trouble of knee like Anterior cruciate ligament injury since 2000. In 2005, he won a gold medal at the Asian Championships and All-Japan Selected Championships with the skill that he learned newly like Kata guruma, Ōuchi gari and Kuchiki taoshi. But he was not chosen as a Japanese representative at the World Championships held in Cairo. He has coached judo at Asahi Kasei since 2010. Among his students is Tatsuki Masubuchi Yohei Takai and so on. His younger brother, Masamichi (順道) is also famous judoka and won a gold medal at the Kodokan Cup in 2001.
Yuko Emoto (恵本 裕子, Emoto Yūko; born 23 December 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion.…
Yuko Emoto (恵本 裕子, Emoto Yūko; born 23 December 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Emoto received a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games. Emoto is married to South Korean judoka Kim Hyuk. In 2016, Emoto provided input to a manga series written by Makoto Kobayashi titled JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari.
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Megumi Yabushita (藪下 めぐみ, Yabushita Megumi; born on (1972-03-02)March 2, 1972) is a retired Japanese female mixed…
Megumi Yabushita (藪下 めぐみ, Yabushita Megumi; born on (1972-03-02)March 2, 1972) is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and judoka. She has participated in several Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotions. She is a Japanese national judo champion and a former Smackgirl open weight champion and tournament winner.
Tadanori Koshino (越野 忠則, Koshino Tadanori; born 3 April 1966 in Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a retired judoka who…
Tadanori Koshino (越野 忠則, Koshino Tadanori; born 3 April 1966 in Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in the –60 kg division.
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Kaori Moriyama (森山 かおり, Moriyama Kaori; née Hachinohe Hachinohe (八戸); born 4 January 1964) is a retired Japanese judo…
Kaori Moriyama (森山 かおり, Moriyama Kaori; née Hachinohe Hachinohe (八戸); born 4 January 1964) is a retired Japanese judo wrestler. Moriyama is from Hakodate, Hokkaidō and began judo at the age of a junior high school second grader. When she was a student of Tokai University, she studied under former world champion, Nobuyuki Sato and got bronze medal of World Championships in 1984. In the next year, she won the gold medal at Asian Championships, All-Japan Selected Championships, Kodokan Cup and All-Japan University Championships with her specialty techniques, Osotogari and Newaza. She retired and became a teacher of the senior high school in Hokkaidō after graduation at a university in 1986. As of 2010, Moriyama coaches judo at high school in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Hitoshi Sugai (須貝 等, Sugai Hitoshi; born December 29, 1962 in Furubira, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese judoka.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Tokai University Affiliated Sapporo High School📅 Born December 29🎂 Born 1962📍 From Furubira, Hokkaido💼 Judo
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Nobuyuki Sato (佐藤宣践, Satō Nobuyuki; born 12 January 1944) is a Japanese judoka, sambist, Japan national judo coach…
Nobuyuki Sato (佐藤宣践, Satō Nobuyuki; born 12 January 1944) is a Japanese judoka, sambist, Japan national judo coach, author, educator and sports science researcher.