Kodo Nakano Explained

Kodo Nakano
Native Name:中野 亨道
Birth Date:8 March 1993
Birth Place:Noda, Iwate, Japan[1]
Nationality:Filipino
Style:Judo

is a Filipino judoka who participated at the 81 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He has also participated at the 2013 World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro and the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[2] Nakano won a bronze at the -81 kg event at the Southeast Asia Judo Championships in Napyidaw, Myanmar.[3]

Nakano was born to a Japanese businessman from Tokyo who has a Filipina wife.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 村出身の柔道選手が世界大会に出場. Kōhō Noda. 489. 2014-01-24. 2017-11-04. Noda Village. Japanese. The judoka born in the village competed in the World Championship. PDF. 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516161612/http://www.vill.noda.iwate.jp/kouhounoda/image/993download.pdf. 2017-05-16. dead.
  2. News: Melendres. Teddyvic. Fil-Japanese judoka charmed No. 13 in Rio team. 4 August 2016. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 4 August 2016.
  3. News: Manuel. Elmer. Pinoys capture seven golds. 4 August 2016. Philippine Sports Commission.