Masahiro Takamatsu Explained

Masahiro Takamatsu
Birth Date:27 February 1982
Country:Japan
Weight Class:73 kg, 81 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2010
Worlds Weight:Men's 81 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2006
Regionals Year2:2009
Regionals Year3:2010
Regionals Weight3:Men's 81 kg
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Men's 73 kg
Updated:25 July 2023

is a Japanese judoka.

Takamatsu was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama.,[1] and began judo at the age of 8.[2] He entered the Asahi Kasei after graduating from Tsukuba University.[3]

Takamatsu is good at Seoi nage, Osotogari and Osaekomi-waza.[2] and got gold medal of 2000 World Juniors Championships held at Nabeul.[4]

As of 2010, Takamatsu coaches judo at his alma mater, Toin Gakuen, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.

Notes and References

  1. News: Sankei Sports. アテネ五輪特集 選手名鑑-柔道-. 2010-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173420/http://www.sanspo.com/athens2004/judo/player/player.html#masahiro_takamatsu. 2016-03-03. dead.
  2. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2004年2月号 平成15年度後期全日本強化選手名鑑. 2004-02-20.
  3. News: 日本代表選手団 -柔道- . Japanese Olympic Committee . 2022-12-06.
  4. News: Yahoo Japan. Sportsnavi.com アテネ五輪 柔道-出場選手-. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065851/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/other/judo/athens/data/player/index.html. 2011-07-16.