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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.
16/02/2025	1	Grand Slam Baku	U90
08/12/2024	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U90
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

Kisumi Omori

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
01/02/2025	1	Grand Slam Paris	U52
07/12/2024	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U52
13/09/2024	1	Grand Prix Zagreb	U52

Kirari Yamaguchi

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
01/03/2025	1	Grand Slam Tashkent	U63
14/09/2024	1	Grand Prix Zagreb	U63
21/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U63

Tatsuki Ishihara

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
15/02/2025	1	Grand Slam Baku	U73
07/12/2024	2	Grand Slam Tokyo	U73
12/10/2024	3	Grand Slam Abu Dhabi	U73
20/05/2024	2	World Championships Abu Dhabi	U73
21/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U73

Taiki Nakamura

Date	Results	Judo event	Cat.
14/02/2025	2	Grand Slam Baku	U60
07/12/2024	1	Grand Slam Tokyo	U60
19/05/2024	3	World Championships Abu Dhabi	U60
20/04/2024	1	Asian Championships Hong Kong	U60

Judoka Sanshiro Murao

Grand Slam Baku
16/02/2025	U90	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
08/12/2024	U90	Result 1

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

Judoka Kisumi Omori

Grand Slam Paris
01/02/2025	U52	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
07/12/2024	U52	Result 1

Grand Prix Zagreb
13/09/2024	U52	Result 1

Judoka Kirari Yamaguchi

Grand Slam Tashkent
01/03/2025	U63	Result 1

Grand Prix Zagreb
14/09/2024	U63	Result 1

Asian Championships Hong Kong
21/04/2024	U63	Result 1

Judoka Tatsuki Ishihara

Grand Slam Baku
15/02/2025	U73	Result 1

Grand Slam Tokyo
07/12/2024	U73	Result 2

Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
12/10/2024	U73	Result 3

World Championships Abu Dhabi
20/05/2024	U73	Result 2

Asian Championships Hong Kong
21/04/2024	U73	Result 1

Judoka Taiki Nakamura

Grand Slam Baku
14/02/2025	U60	Result 2

Grand Slam Tokyo
07/12/2024	U60	Result 1

World Championships Abu Dhabi
19/05/2024	U60	Result 3

Asian Championships Hong Kong
20/04/2024	U60	Result 1

Last results

	Judo event	Type	Place	Date

1	Grand Slam Tokyo	GSL	Tokyo	7 Dec 2024
2	Kodokan Cup Chiba	NT	Chiba	2 Nov 2024
3	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo	NC	Tokyo	29 Apr 2024
4	All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka	NC	Fukuoka	6 Apr 2024
5	Grand Slam Tokyo	GSL	Tokyo	2 Dec 2023

1.
Judo event	Grand Slam Tokyo
Type	GSL
Place	Tokyo
Date	7 Dec 2024

2.
Judo event	Kodokan Cup Chiba
Type	NT
Place	Chiba
Date	2 Nov 2024

3.
Judo event	All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo
Type	NC
Place	Tokyo
Date	29 Apr 2024

4.
Judo event	All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka
Type	NC
Place	Fukuoka
Date	6 Apr 2024

5.
Judo event	Grand Slam Tokyo
Type	GSL
Place	Tokyo
Date	2 Dec 2023

Birthdays

	Name	Birthdate	Age

1	Yuya Murakami	4 Apr 1999	26 years
2	Yui Samata	4 Apr 1995	30 years
3	Seidai Sato	4 Apr 1994	31 years
4	Shogo Maeno	4 Apr 1989	36 years
5	Nobutoshi Yamabe	4 Apr 1969	56 years

1.
Name	Yuya Murakami
Birthdate	4 Apr 1999
Age	26

2.
Name	Yui Samata
Birthdate	4 Apr 1995
Age	30

3.
Name	Seidai Sato
Birthdate	4 Apr 1994
Age	31

4.
Name	Shogo Maeno
Birthdate	4 Apr 1989
Age	36

5.
Name	Nobutoshi Yamabe
Birthdate	4 Apr 1969
Age	56

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