Daiki Kamikawa Explained

Daiki Kamikawa
Birth Place:Yamaguchi, Japan
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Country:Japan
Weight Class:+100 kg, Open
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2010
Worlds Weight:Men's Open
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2010
Regionals Weight:Men's +100 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2012
Olympics Weight:Men's +100 kg
Updated:25 July 2023

is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships by defeating Teddy Riner of France by a flags decision. Kamikawa is known for being a very technical judoka for a heavy weight and uses techniques such as harai goshi and uchi mata with frequency. He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daiki Kamikawa Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/daiki-kamikawa-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-10-30.