Hiroshi Minatoya

Hiroshi Minatoya
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Salt Lake City -70 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Mexico City -70 kg
Silver medal – second place 1965 Rio de Janeiro -68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Ludwigshafen -70 kg

Hiroshi Minatoya (湊谷 弘, Minatoya Hiroshi, October 17, 1943 – June 15, 2016) was a Japanese judoka.[1]

He was born in Fukuno, Toyama[2] and began judo at the age of 5.[2]

After graduating from Tenri University, Minatoya coached judo at the dojo wichi Anton Geesink managed in Netherlands.[2]

In 1969, Minatoya participated in the World Championships in Mexico City and won a gold medal, defending his world championship.[3]

Minatoya retired in 1972, when he was defeated by Toyokazu Nomura at the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships and missed the participation of the Olympic Games held in Munich.[2]

From 1967 to 2009, he also coached judo at Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[4]

Achievements

  • 1965 - World Championships (-68 kg) 2nd
  • 1967 - World Championships (-70 kg) 1st
  • 1968 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Half-Lightweight) 3rd
  • 1969 - World Championships (-70 kg) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
- All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 1st
  • 1970 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
  • 1971 - World Championships (-70 kg) 2nd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 3rd
  • 1972 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 2nd

References

  1. ^ "JUDO FAMILY MOURNS THE PASSING OF HIROSHI MINATOYA". judo.or.jp. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "近代柔道 2010年4月号 転機-あの試合、あの言葉 第61回-湊谷弘-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2010-04-20.
  3. ^ "Black Belt magazine, March 1970, page 27".
  4. ^ "教員プロフィール -湊谷弘-". Kanazawa Institute of Technology. 2009-04-01.


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