Michiaki Kamochi Explained

is a retired Japanese judoka.

Kamochi is from Warabi, Saitama. He began Sumo at the age of 3rd grader and won the championship consecutively for six years.[1] He also began judo at his junior high school days and when he was a student of Nihon University, he was trained by former world champion, Chonosuke Takagi.[1]

In 1991, he participated in the World Championships held in Barcelona. He also participated Asian Championships in Osaka and won a gold medal at the half-heavyweight category.

Kamochi belonged to JRA after graduation from university in 1992. He retired in 1999 after All-Japan Teams Championships.[1]

Achievements

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 3rd

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 3rd

- Jigoro Kano Cup (-95 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan University Championships (-95 kg) 3rd

- Asian Championships (-95 kg) 1st

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan University Championships (-95 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 3rd

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 1st

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 3rd

- Kodokan Cup[2] (-95 kg) 1st

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-95 kg) 2nd

- Kodokan Cup (-95 kg) 3rd

Notes and References

  1. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 柔道実戦必勝テクニック -賀持道明6段の「大腰」-. 2008-08-10.
  2. In 1994, Kodokan Cup was held 2 times, April and December.