Kevin Asano
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Full name | Kevin Yoshimi Asano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 20, 1963 Judoka | (age 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | kevinasano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | (1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | (1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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IJF | 53658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 5995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on June 6, 2023. |
Kevin Yoshimi Asano (born April 20, 1963) is a retired
Personal life
Asano was born in Hawaii.
Awards and honors
USA Judo announced Kevin Asano among its inaugural Hall of Fame inductees in 2008[2] along with Edward Liddie, Mike Swain and Jimmy Pedro. He is also a member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame 2000 inductees[3] is also a member of the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In 1988, Asano was named the US Olympic Committee's US Judo Athlete of the Year.
Books authored
Asano has authored the following book:
- Step Onto the Mat (White Mountain Castle Publishing, LLC, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9815219-1-6
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Asano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
- ^ "USA Judo – Features, Events, Results – Team USA". Team USA.[dead link]
- ^ "Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and Cybermuseum". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
- ^ "354057" (PDF).[dead link]
External links
- Official website
- Kevin Asano at the International Judo Federation
- Kevin Asano at JudoInside.com
- Kevin Asano at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kevin Asano at Olympics.com
- Kevin Asano at Olympedia
- Kevin Asano at the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame (archived)
- Kevin Asano at The-Sports.org
- Pacific Rim Legacy Group LLC
- Leeward Judo Club
- Personal Transformation International[dead link]