Nobuyuki Sato (judoka)
Japanese judoka (born 1944)
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Nobuyuki Sato (佐藤宣践, Satō Nobuyuki; born 12 January 1944) is a Japanese judoka, sambist,[2] Japan national judo coach,[3] author,[4][5][6] educator[7] and sports science researcher.[8]
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| Born | 12 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th dan black belt[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 5473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Nobuyuki Sato was born on January 12, 1944, in Hokkaido, Japan.[9] He was the world judo champion in the -93 kg category in 1967 and 1973.[10] He was the coach of multiple judo Olympic and World champions including Yasuhiro Yamashita,[3] Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki,[11] Hidetoshi Nakanishi,[7] and Kosei Inoue.[12]
In November 2021, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure.[13]
Bibliography
- Judo: Postwar Judo: Its Glory and Transition (柔道: 戦後柔道その栄光と変遷) (with Toshiaki Hashimoto, 1985), Baseball Magazine Company, ISBN 9784583025117[6]
- Best Judo (with Isao Inokuma, 1987), Kodansha lnternational Ltd, ISBN 978-0-87011-786-2[4]
- Ashiwaza (1991), The Crowood Press Ltd, ISBN 978-1-85223-491-1[5]
- 柔道大事典 (Judo Encyclopedia) (with Yukimitsu Kano, Toshiro Daigo, Teizo Kawamura, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Ryozo Nakamura, 1999), Athens Shobo, ISBN 9784871522052[14]