Isamu Sonoda
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| Born | 4 November 1946 (age 77) Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1969) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 54392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 21 June 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isamu Sonoda (園田 勇, Sonoda Isamu, born 4 November 1946) is a Japanese retired Olympic champion
Biography
Sonoda was born in
Osoto Gari
in the finals to capture the gold medal.
Sonoda retired after competing in the 1978
Jigoro Kano Cup along with Kazuhiro Ninomiya. He and Ninomiya were rivals and friends for over 30 years, having been born on the same year, entered the same police force, competed in the same World Championships and Olympics, and having retired at the same time.[4] He worked as a judo instructor for the Fukuoka prefectural police, and one of his pupils, Kie Kusakabe, appeared in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isamu Sonoda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "福岡県警 園田勇と二宮和弘" (in Japanese). The Nishinippon Web. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007.
- ^ "園田勇－闘志の塊で勝ち進み男泣き" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
- ^ a b "福岡県警 園田勇と二宮和弘" (in Japanese). Nishinippon Shimbun. 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007.
External links
- Isamu Sonoda at the International Judo Federation
- Isamu Sonoda at JudoInside.com
- Isamu Sonoda at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Isamu Sonoda at Olympics.com
- Isamu Sonoda at Olympedia
- Isamu Sonoda at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Isamu Sonoda at The-Sports.org
1964–1976: –80 kg • 1980–1996: –86 kg • 2000–: –90 kg | |
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World Judo Championships — Men's Middleweight | |
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1965–75: −80 kg • 1979–97: −86 kg • 1999–present: −90 kg | |
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