Yeiji Inouye Explained

Yeiji Inouye
Nickname:Lanky
Birth Date:19 February 1925
Birth Place:North Arm, British Columbia
Death Place:Saanichton, British Columbia
Country:Canada
Sport:Judo
Rank: Kudan (9th dan)
Club:Victoria Judo Club
Coach:Shigetaka Sasaki

Yeiji "Lanky" Inouye (19 February 1925 – 26 June 2018) was a Canadian judoka, is one of only five Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of Kudan (9th dan), and was deeply involved in the development of judo in Canada. He was President of Judo British Columbia, Coach for the 1969 Canadian World Judo Championships team, Chairman of the National Grading Board, inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 2001, and inducted into the Victoria Hall of Fame in 2018. Inouye co-founded the Victoria Judo Club in 1957.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gill . Nicolas . Leyshon . Glynn . Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada . 2019 . Marcel Broquet . Montreal . 134-35. Second.
  2. Web site: The Judo Community Mourns the loss of Mr Yeiji Inouye . Judo BC . 24 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Lanky’s story — A boy’s account of the Tete Jaune Japanese Internment camp . The Rocky Mountain Goat . 24 June 2021.