Hiroshi Nakamura (judoka) explained

Hiroshi Nakamura
Birth Date:22 June 1942
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Country:Canada
Sport:Judo
Rank: Kudan (9th dan)
Club:Shidokan

Hiroshi Nakamura (born 22 June 1942) is a Japanese and Canadian judoka, one of only five Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of Kudan (9th dan), and has been deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo. He has coached the Olympic judo team five times, was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1998, was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, and was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 2019.[1] [2] [3] In 2023, he was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[4] [5] Nakamura trains future Olympians at the Shidokan Judo Club, a training club that he opened in 1973.

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  1. Book: Gill . Nicolas . Leyshon . Glynn . Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada . 2019 . Marcel Broquet . Montreal . 131. Second.
  2. Web site: Hiroshi Nakamura . Team Canada . 24 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Hiroshi Nakamura Inducted to the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame . Judo Canada . 24 June 2021.
  4. News: Virtue and Moir lead star-studded group of inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame . 20 October 2023 . CBC Sports . 19 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Curling Canada Heading to the Hall! . 2023-12-20 . en-US.