| Ryu Shichinohe | |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1988 |
| Weight Class: | +100 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 2 |
| Worlds Year: | 2014 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's +100 kg |
| Worlds Year2: | 2015 |
| Worlds Weight2: | Men's +100 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AS |
| Regionals Rank: | 2 |
| Regionals Year: | 2017 |
| Updated: | 3 July 2023 |
is a male Japanese judoka.
His father, Yasuhiro Shichinohe, is a former Kyokushin karate national champion and his mother is Belgian.[1] In childhood, he practiced both judo and karate, but at the age of 13, he chose to focus only on judo.[1] In 2011, after graduating from Fukuoka University, he was employed by Kyushu Electric Power.[1]
Shichinohe won the silver medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships.[1]