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Judo in Japan is popular. Judo was founded in Tokyo in the Kodokan. Japan is the best judo country in the world. With 40 Olympic judo titles and 125 judo world titles Japan hosts many great judoka. Tadahiro Nomura, Ryoko Tani, Kosei Inoue, Yashuhiro Yamashita are some of the great names of the past. Current Olympic Champions are Shohei Ono, Mashu Baker and Haruka Tachimoto. In 2020 Japan hosts the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In Rio Japan won 12 medals, never a single country won so many medals in judo. All teams of Japan are World Champion. Japan hosted the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo. The Grand Slam will be held in Osaka.

Judo legends

Judoka

Ryoko Tani

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
09/08/2008	3	Olympic Games Beijing	U48
16/09/2007	1	World Championships Rio de Janeiro	U48
14/08/2004	1	Olympic Games Athens	U48
14/09/2003	1	World Championships Osaka	U48
29/07/2001	1	World Championships Munich	U48
16/09/2000	1	Olympic Games Sydney	U48
10/10/1999	1	World Championships Birmingham	U48
12/10/1997	1	World Championships Paris	U48
26/07/1996	2	Olympic Games Atlanta	U48
01/10/1995	1	World Championships Chiba	U48
15/10/1994	1	Asian Games Hiroshima	U48
03/10/1993	1	World Championships Hamilton	U48
02/08/1992	2	Olympic Games Barcelona	U48
09/11/1991	3	Asian Championships Osaka	U48
28/07/1991	3	World Championships Barcelona	U48

Shohei Ono

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
31/07/2021	2	Olympic Games Tokyo Mixed team	U73
26/07/2021	1	Olympic Games Tokyo	U73
27/08/2019	1	World Championships Tokyo	U73
30/08/2018	1	Asian Games Jakarta	U73
08/08/2016	1	Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro	U73
26/08/2015	1	World Championships Astana	U73
28/08/2013	1	World Championships Rio de Janeiro	U73
27/04/2012	2	Asian Championships Tashkent	U73

Naohisa Takato

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
06/10/2022	1	World Championships Tashkent	U60
24/07/2021	1	Olympic Games Tokyo	U60
06/04/2021	1	Asian Oceania Championships Bishkek	U60
20/09/2018	1	World Championships Baku	U60
28/08/2017	1	World Championships Budapest	U60
26/05/2017	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U60
06/08/2016	3	Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro	U60
25/08/2014	3	World Championships Chelyabinsk	U60
26/08/2013	1	World Championships Rio de Janeiro	U60

Hifumi Abe

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
28/07/2024	1	Olympic Games Paris	U66
08/05/2023	1	World Championships Doha	U66
07/10/2022	1	World Championships Tashkent	U66
25/07/2021	1	Olympic Games Tokyo	U66
26/08/2019	3	World Championships Tokyo	U66
21/09/2018	1	World Championships Baku	U66
29/08/2017	1	World Championships Budapest	U66

Masae Ueno

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
13/08/2008	1	Olympic Games Beijing	U70
27/04/2008	1	Asian Championships Jeju	U70
03/12/2006	1	Asian Games Doha	U70
18/08/2004	1	Olympic Games Athens	U70
16/05/2004	1	Asian Championships Almaty	U70
12/09/2003	1	World Championships Osaka	U70
03/10/2002	3	Asian Games Busan	U70
27/07/2001	1	World Championships Munich	U70
28/05/2000	1	Asian Championships Osaka	U70

Judoka Ryoko Tani

Olympic Games Beijing
09/08/2008	U48	Result 3

World Championships Rio de Janeiro
16/09/2007	U48	Result 1

Olympic Games Athens
14/08/2004	U48	Result 1

World Championships Osaka
14/09/2003	U48	Result 1

World Championships Munich
29/07/2001	U48	Result 1

Olympic Games Sydney
16/09/2000	U48	Result 1

World Championships Birmingham
10/10/1999	U48	Result 1

World Championships Paris
12/10/1997	U48	Result 1

Olympic Games Atlanta
26/07/1996	U48	Result 2

World Championships Chiba
01/10/1995	U48	Result 1

Asian Games Hiroshima
15/10/1994	U48	Result 1

World Championships Hamilton
03/10/1993	U48	Result 1

Olympic Games Barcelona
02/08/1992	U48	Result 2

Asian Championships Osaka
09/11/1991	U48	Result 3

World Championships Barcelona
28/07/1991	U48	Result 3

Judoka Shohei Ono

Olympic Games Tokyo Mixed team
31/07/2021	U73	Result 2

Olympic Games Tokyo
26/07/2021	U73	Result 1

World Championships Tokyo
27/08/2019	U73	Result 1

Asian Games Jakarta
30/08/2018	U73	Result 1

Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
08/08/2016	U73	Result 1

World Championships Astana
26/08/2015	U73	Result 1

World Championships Rio de Janeiro
28/08/2013	U73	Result 1

Asian Championships Tashkent
27/04/2012	U73	Result 2

Judoka Naohisa Takato

World Championships Tashkent
06/10/2022	U60	Result 1

Olympic Games Tokyo
24/07/2021	U60	Result 1

Asian Oceania Championships Bishkek
06/04/2021	U60	Result 1

World Championships Baku
20/09/2018	U60	Result 1

World Championships Budapest
28/08/2017	U60	Result 1

Asian Championships Hong Kong
26/05/2017	U60	Result 1

Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro
06/08/2016	U60	Result 3

World Championships Chelyabinsk
25/08/2014	U60	Result 3

World Championships Rio de Janeiro
26/08/2013	U60	Result 1

Judoka Hifumi Abe

Olympic Games Paris
28/07/2024	U66	Result 1

World Championships Doha
08/05/2023	U66	Result 1

World Championships Tashkent
07/10/2022	U66	Result 1

Olympic Games Tokyo
25/07/2021	U66	Result 1

World Championships Tokyo
26/08/2019	U66	Result 3

World Championships Baku
21/09/2018	U66	Result 1

World Championships Budapest
29/08/2017	U66	Result 1

Judoka Masae Ueno

Olympic Games Beijing
13/08/2008	U70	Result 1

Asian Championships Jeju
27/04/2008	U70	Result 1

Asian Games Doha
03/12/2006	U70	Result 1

Olympic Games Athens
18/08/2004	U70	Result 1

Asian Championships Almaty
16/05/2004	U70	Result 1

World Championships Osaka
12/09/2003	U70	Result 1

Asian Games Busan
03/10/2002	U70	Result 3

World Championships Munich
27/07/2001	U70	Result 1

Asian Championships Osaka
28/05/2000	U70	Result 1

Last 365 days of judo

Judoka

Sanshiro Murao

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	U90
31/07/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris	U90
22/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U90
31/03/2024	1	Grand Slam Antalya	U90
02/12/2023	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U90

Hifumi Abe

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	U73
28/07/2024	1	Olympic Games Paris	U66
29/03/2024	1	Grand Slam Antalya	U66
03/12/2023	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U66

Natsumi Tsunoda

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	U57
27/07/2024	1	Olympic Games Paris	U48
29/03/2024	1	Grand Slam Antalya	U48
03/12/2023	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U48

Tatsuru Saito

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	O90
22/06/2024	1	Pan American Open Lima	O100
12/05/2024	1	Grand Slam Qazaqstan Barysy	O100
31/03/2024	2	Grand Slam Antalya	O100

Rika Takayama

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
03/08/2024	2	Olympic Games Paris Mixed team	O70
22/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U78
03/03/2024	1	Grand Slam Tashkent	U78
03/12/2023	3	Grand Slam Tokyo	U78

Judoka Sanshiro Murao

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	U90	Result 2

Olympic Games Paris
31/07/2024	U90	Result 2

Asian Championships Hong Kong
22/04/2024	U90	Result 1

Grand Slam Antalya
31/03/2024	U90	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
02/12/2023	U90	Result 1

Judoka Hifumi Abe

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	U73	Result 2

Olympic Games Paris
28/07/2024	U66	Result 1

Grand Slam Antalya
29/03/2024	U66	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
03/12/2023	U66	Result 1

Judoka Natsumi Tsunoda

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	U57	Result 2

Olympic Games Paris
27/07/2024	U48	Result 1

Grand Slam Antalya
29/03/2024	U48	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
03/12/2023	U48	Result 1

Judoka Tatsuru Saito

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	O90	Result 2

Pan American Open Lima
22/06/2024	O100	Result 1

Grand Slam Qazaqstan Barysy
12/05/2024	O100	Result 1

Grand Slam Antalya
31/03/2024	O100	Result 2

Judoka Rika Takayama

Olympic Games Paris Mixed team
03/08/2024	O70	Result 2

Asian Championships Hong Kong
22/04/2024	U78	Result 1

Grand Slam Tashkent
03/03/2024	U78	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
03/12/2023	U78	Result 3

Last results

	Judo event	Type	Place	Date

1	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo	NC	Tokyo	29 Apr 2024
2	All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka	NC	Fukuoka	6 Apr 2024
3	Grand Slam Tokyo	GSL	Tokyo	2 Dec 2023
4	Kodokan Cup Chiba	NT	Chiba	4 Nov 2023
5	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo	NC	Tokyo	28 Apr 2023

1.
Judo event	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo
Type	NC
Place	Tokyo
Date	29 Apr 2024

2.
Judo event	All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka
Type	NC
Place	Fukuoka
Date	6 Apr 2024

3.
Judo event	Grand Slam Tokyo
Type	GSL
Place	Tokyo
Date	2 Dec 2023

4.
Judo event	Kodokan Cup Chiba
Type	NT
Place	Chiba
Date	4 Nov 2023

5.
Judo event	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo
Type	NC
Place	Tokyo
Date	28 Apr 2023

Birthdays

	Name	Birthdate	Age

1	Toshihiro Takezawa	4 Oct 1983	41 years
2	Hikari Sasaki	4 Oct 1967	57 years
3	Tsukasa Yoshida	5 Oct 1995	29 years
4	Tatsuki Masubuchi	5 Oct 1982	42 years
5	Emi Akimoto	6 Oct 1988	36 years

1.
Name	Toshihiro Takezawa
Birthdate	4 Oct 1983
Age	41

2.
Name	Hikari Sasaki
Birthdate	4 Oct 1967
Age	57

3.
Name	Tsukasa Yoshida
Birthdate	5 Oct 1995
Age	29

4.
Name	Tatsuki Masubuchi
Birthdate	5 Oct 1982
Age	42

5.
Name	Emi Akimoto
Birthdate	6 Oct 1988
Age	36

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