Ami Kondo (近藤 亜美, Kondo Ami; born 9 May 1995 in Nagoya) is a former Japanese judoka.
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Ami Kondo (近藤 亜美, Kondo Ami; born 9 May 1995 in Nagoya) is a former Japanese judoka.
Takahiro Nakai (中井 貴裕, Nakai Takahiro; born 15 October 1990 in Ōbu) is a Japanese judoka. He competed in the men's 81…
Takahiro Nakai (中井 貴裕, Nakai Takahiro; born 15 October 1990 in Ōbu) is a Japanese judoka. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He defeated Boas Munyonga in the second round and Sergiu Toma in the third round before losing to Ole Bischof in the fourth round; after defeating Leandro Guilheiro in the repechages, he lost to Ivan Nifontov in the bronze medal match.
Makoto Hirose (廣瀬 誠, Hirose Makoto; born 22 November 1976) is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Lightweight. In 2004 he…
Makoto Hirose (廣瀬 誠, Hirose Makoto; born 22 November 1976) is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Lightweight. In 2004 he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg, but was not upgraded when Sergio Arturo Perez was stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance. In 2008 he made it to the quarter-finals but lost to Mouloud Noura (Algeria). In 2012 he switched to 66 kg (half-lightweight) and lost the semi-final to Zhao Xu (China). The 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio will be his fourth Games. In the 60 kg, he won his second silver medal when Sherzod Namozov (Uzbekistan) beat him in the final. At the 2010 Asian Para Games he won a bronze medal in the men's -66 kg event.
Shigeru Toyama (藤山 茂, Tōyama Shigetu; born December 3, 1970) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōbu, Aichi, and began…
Shigeru Toyama (藤山 茂, Tōyama Shigetu; born December 3, 1970) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōbu, Aichi, and began judo at the age of a first grader. After graduating from Tokai University, He entered the Sohgo Security Services. He won a gold medal at the -71 kg category of the Asian Championships in 1993 and silver medal at Asian Games in 1994. . Toyama retired in 1996 and as of 2009, Toyama coaches judo at his alma mater, Doho high school, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.
Hidehiko Yoshida (吉田 秀彦, Yoshida Hidehiko; born September 3, 1969) is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed…
Hidehiko Yoshida (吉田 秀彦, Yoshida Hidehiko; born September 3, 1969) is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships, competing in the middleweight (93kg) and heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games at –78 kg. Yoshida also had two famous fights with MMA pioneer Royce Gracie that resulted in a win by technical knockout and a time-limit draw.
Masao Murata (村田 正夫, Murata Masao; born 6 April 1964) is a retired Japanese judoka. Murata is from Ichinomiya, Aichi…
Masao Murata (村田 正夫, Murata Masao; born 6 April 1964) is a retired Japanese judoka. Murata is from Ichinomiya, Aichi and moved to Moriguchi, Osaka when he was in the second grade. He belonged to Nippon Steel after graduating from Tokai University. Murata was good at Uchimata, Seoi nage, Osotogari and Deashibarai In 1987, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Essen, Germany. He was also expected to get a medal in the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992 but couldn't participate due to his own Chronic, Cervical disc herniation. Murata retired in 1994. Now, he has been coaching judo at Biwako Seikei Sport College since 2007.
Ayumi Tanimoto (谷本 歩実, Tanimoto Ayumi) born 4 August 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by…
Ayumi Tanimoto (谷本 歩実, Tanimoto Ayumi) born 4 August 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo. Tanimoto won the Women's –63 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. In September 2005, she won the silver medal at the World judo championships in Cairo, Egypt.