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| Born | 29 November 1943 | ||||||||||||||
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Kenichi Yamanaka (山中 圏一, Yamanaka Ken'ichi, born 29 November 1943) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Career
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
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Kenichi Yamanaka at the International Judo Federation
- Kenichi Yamanaka at JudoInside.com
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 62950 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5506 | ||||||||||||||
Kenichi Yamanaka (山中 圏一, Yamanaka Ken'ichi, born 29 November 1943) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Career
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
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Kenichi Yamanaka at the International Judo Federation
- Kenichi Yamanaka at JudoInside.com
| This biographical article related to Japanese judo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |