Kazuhiro Ninomiya

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Kazuhiro Ninomiya
Personal information
Born (1946-11-28) 28 November 1946 (age 77)
Occupation
Judoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍93 kg, +93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
World Champ.Gold (1973)
Asian Champ.Gold (1972)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal ‍–‍93 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lausanne Open
Silver medal – second place 1975 Vienna Open
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Kaohsiung +93 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tokyo ‍–‍93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54415
JudoInside.com5445
Updated on 21 June 2023.

Kazuhiro Ninomiya (二宮 和弘, Ninomiya Kazuhiro, born 28 November 1946 in

judoka who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

After graduating from

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Ninomiya retired after competing in the 1978

Jigoro Kano Cup along with Isamu Sonoda.[2] He and Sonoda 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.[2] After serving as an advisor for several local and prefectural level judo committees, he became a judo instructor at the Nishinippon Institute of Technology in 2007.[4]

Ninomiya joined under Isao Okano's instruction in the Dojo called "Seiki Juku."

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kazuhiro Ninomiya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "福岡県警 園田勇と二宮和弘". Nishinippon Shimbun. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007.
  3. ^ "二宮和弘-「金に最も遠い階級」で快挙". Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  4. ^ "モントリオールオリンピック金メダリスト二宮和弘氏が本学柔道部監督へ就任!!". Nishinippon Institute of Technology.

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