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.[1]
Biography
Koshino began learning judo with a local sports team while he was in elementary school, and became the Hokkaidō Prefecture champion for his weight class in junior-high school.[2] He placed third in the inter-highschool tournament during his senior year, and entered Tōkai University in 1985.[2] He won the Shoriki Cup twice while attending the university, and joined the Toyo Suisan corporation after graduating.[2] He won the Kodokan Cup for 4 consecutive years from 1989 to 1992 and All-Japan Weight Class Judo Championships for 3 consecutive years from 1989 to 1991,[3] and placed second in the World Judo Championships in 1989 before winning the world championships in 1991. He retired from competitive judo after finishing with a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became an instructor for the International Budo University in April, 1993.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tadanori Koshino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sports Click : 柔道 - 1st Techicical Seminar". BASEBALL MAGAZINESHA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ "国際武道大学教員紹介 越野忠則". 国際武道大学. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009.
External links
- Tadanori Koshino at the International Judo Federation
- Tadanori Koshino at JudoInside.com
- Tadanori Koshino at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Tadanori Koshino at Olympics.com
- Tadanori Koshino at Olympedia
- Tadanori Koshino at The-Sports.org
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