Sae Nanjo (南條早映, Nanjo Sae; born 15 July 1999 in Hyogo)is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze…
Sae Nanjo (南條早映, Nanjo Sae; born 15 July 1999 in Hyogo)is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. She won the gold medal in women's 57 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain. In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Tomohiro Inoue (井上 智裕, Inoue Tomohiro; born July 17, 1987) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the men's…
Tomohiro Inoue (井上 智裕, Inoue Tomohiro; born July 17, 1987) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he lost the bronze medal match to Shmagi Bolkvadze.
Sumiyuki Kotani (小谷 澄之, Kotani Sumiyuki; August 3, 1903 – October 9, 1991) was a Japanese martial artist. He was a…
Sumiyuki Kotani (小谷 澄之, Kotani Sumiyuki; August 3, 1903 – October 9, 1991) was a Japanese martial artist. He was a member of the 1932 Japanese Olympic wrestling team. He was one of the highest-ranked judoka, and was awarded a 10th dan in April 1984 by the Kodokan. He was for a long time the oldest 10th dan until Ichiro Abe was awarded the rank age of 83 years. Kotani studied at the Tokyo College of Education and studied judo directly under Jigoro Kano. As a young man, he was known to take on any challenges. Kotani was very active in promoting judo throughout the world and was the director of the international division at the Kodokan for many years. He was also a professor at Tokai University. He was the Kodokan's top representative and vice president of the All Japan Judo Federation. He died on October 19, 1991.