Hisayoshi Harasawa Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ijf.org/judoka/11651 IJF profile
  2. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Hisayoshi Harasawa . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806051238/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/hisayoshi-harasawa . dead . 6 August 2016 . rio2016.com . 12 August 2016 .
  4. https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/judo