Hisayoshi Harasawa | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 3 July 1992 |
Birth Place: | Shimonoseki, Japan |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Weight: | 125 kg |
Weight Class: | +100 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 2 |
Worlds Year: | 2019 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's +100 kg |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2021 |
Olympics Rank: | 2 |
Olympics Year: | 2016 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's +100 kg |
Updated: | 23 May 2023 |
is a Japanese judoka.[1] [2] Harasawa was considered a staple of Japanese heavyweight judo throughout the 2010s decade.
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg.[3] where he won the silver medal on the final against gold medal winner Teddy Riner.
After being seeded #2 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Harasawa once again faced Teddy Riner, this time for the men's +100 kg bronze medal. Riner defeated Harasawa by ippon.[4]