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Kenichi Yamanaka

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Kenichi Yamanaka
Personal information
Born (1943-11-29) 29 November 1943 (age 80)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Rio de Janeiro -80 kg
Profile at external databases
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Kenichi Yamanaka (山中 圏一, Yamanaka Ken'ichi, born 29 November 1943) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Career

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He was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki and brought up in Bungotakada, Ōita.[1] He began judo at the age of a junior high school first grader.[1]

In 1965, when he was student of Tenri University, got silver medal of World Championships. He also participated All-Japan Judo Championships three times, as a representative of Kinki region in 1964, 1965 and Kyūshū region in 1966.[2] He was known as a rival of Isao Okano.[3]

He became a teacher of the senior high school in Ōita Prefecture after graduation at a university in 1966, and entered Kuraray in 1967.[1] He became the teacher again in 1969.[1]

As of 2010, Yamanaka coaches judo at his dojo, Shūeikan (秀鋭館) since 1976.[1] Among his students is former Asian champion Takamasa Anai.[4] and retired sumo wrestler Chiyotaikai Ryūji.[1]

Achievements

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  • 1964 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
  • 1965 - World Championships (-80 kg) 2nd
  • 1965 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
  • 1966 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
  • 1968 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Middleweight) 3rd

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "原石の時代 ~人生の師が語るアスリート -突っ張り道爆走 大分・秀鋭館道場山中圏一師範が語る千代大海-". Nishinippon Shimbun. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
  2. ^ "激闘の轍 -全日本柔道選手権大会60年の歩み-". Kodokan and All-Japan Judo Federation. 29 April 2009.
  3. ^ "近代柔道 2011年2月号 道場紀行<69> -大分県大分市 秀鋭館道場-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 22 January 2011.
  4. ^ "柔道連載・王道をゆく(中) -一本気柔道の源流-". Sankei Shimbun. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
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