Kazuo Yoshimura Explained

is a retired Japanese judoka.

Yoshimura is from Kumamoto, Kumamoto.^[1] He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department after graduation from Nihon University in 1973.

In 1973, When Yoshimura was a student of university, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Lausanne.

He was expected to get gold medal of World Championships in 1977 or Olympic Games in 1980.^[1] But he couldn't because World Championship was cancelled and Olympic Games was boycotted by Japanese Government.^[1]

Yoshimura retired in 1980 and took office as the coach of . Among his students is former world champion, Toshihiko Koga and Hidehiko Yoshida.^[2]

As of 2010, He has coached All-Japan women's judo team since 1997.^[2] On November 2012 he resigned as the women's trainer and was replaced by Hitoshi Saito.

Achievements

• 1969 - Inter-highschool championships (-80 kg) 1st
• 1970 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
• 1971 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-80 kg) 1st
• 1972 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 3rd
• 1973 - World Championships (-70 kg) 3rd
• 1976 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 2nd
• 1976 - Kodokan Cup (-71 kg) 1st
• 1977 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 1st
• 1978 - Jigoro Kano Cup (-71 kg) 1st
• 1978 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd
• 1979 - Super World Cup Paris (-71 kg) 1st
• 1979 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd

Notes and References

1. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2004年1月号 転機-あの試合、あの言葉 第25回-吉村和郎-. 2004-01-20.
2. News: Token Corporation. Judo Channel -吉村和郎 全日本柔道連盟強化委員長インタビュー-. 2009-05-12.