Mamoru Oye

Mamoru Oye
Personal information
NicknameMoe
Born (1937-04-01) 1 April 1937 (age 87)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Rank     9th dan black belt[1]
ClubUniversity of Manitoba Judo Club

Mamoru "Moe" Oye (born 1 April 1937) is a Canadian judoka, one of only five Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of kudan (ninth dan), and has been deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo, especially in Manitoba. He has served as President of Judo Manitoba and Vice-President of Judo Canada, coached Olympic competitors Mark Berger, Ewan Beaton, and Niki Jenkins, and was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[2][3] He was promoted to kudan in January 2021.[1]

Interviews

  • "Mr. Judo". Sport Manitoba Podcast (Podcast). 26 February 2021.

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Congratulations Sensei Moe Oye". Judo Manitoba. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. pp. 123–4.
  3. ^ "Honoured Members Database - Moe Oye". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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