Mashu Baker

Japanese judoka (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matthew Baker (ベイカー 茉秋 Beikā Mashū, Japanese surname: 小林, born 25 September 1994 in Tokyo), is a male Japanese judoka.[3]

Nativename
ベイカー 茉秋
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 31)
HometownTokyo, Japan
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Mashu Baker
Personal information
Native name
ベイカー 茉秋
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 31)
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materTokai University
OccupationJudoka
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
ClubJFA Judo Club
TeamAll Japan National Team
Coached byMitushi Hirokawa[2]
Kosei Inoue
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2015)
Asian Champ.Bronze (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro90 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Astana90 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaMixed Team
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2016 Guadalajara90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2013 Tokyo90 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku90 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Tyumen90 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Tokyo90 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Düsseldorf90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Paris90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Tokyo90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2019 Montreal90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tashkent90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15143
JudoInside.com13805
Updated on 24 May 2023
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His father is an American.[4] His parents divorced when he was little and was raised by his mother.[5]

He started judo at the age of 7.[6] His favorite technique is Ouchi Gari.[6] In 2015, he won the bronze medal in the Middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[4] He is currently ranked No. 38 in the world (as of 2019).[7] He won the gold medal in under 90 kg division in 2016 Rio Olympics.[8]

Competitive record

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Judo record[9]
Total 36
Wins 32
by Ippon 18
Losses 4
by Ippon 1
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(as of 4 December 2015)

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