Ryuju Nagayama

Ryuju Nagayama (Japanese: 永山竜樹, romanized: Nagayama Ryuju; born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese judoka^[3] and judo World Champion.

Nativename

永山竜樹

Born (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 30)

Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan

OccupationJudoka

Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

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Ryuju Nagayama

Personal information
Native name	永山竜樹
Born	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 30) Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2024)
World Champ.	(2025)
Asian Champ.	(2022)
Highest world ranking	1st[1][2]
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2024 Paris Mixed team 2024 Paris ‍–‍60 kg World Championships 2025 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg 2018 Baku ‍–‍60 kg 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg Asian Championships 2022 Nur‑Sultan ‍–‍60 kg World Masters 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍60 kg 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg 2023 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍60 kg IJF Grand Slam 2016 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍60 kg 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg 2018 Osaka ‍–‍60 kg 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg 2020 Paris ‍–‍60 kg 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg 2022 Paris ‍–‍60 kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍60 kg 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍60 kg 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg 2025 Baku ‍–‍60 kg 2016 Baku ‍–‍60 kg 2019 Osaka ‍–‍60 kg 2024 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg 2026 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍60 kg 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg 2025 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg IJF Grand Prix 2018 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg World Juniors Championships 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg Asian Junior Championships 2012 Taipei ‍–‍55 kg World Cadets Championships 2011 Kyiv ‍–‍50 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	7350
JudoInside.com	79486
Updated on 19 June 2026

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He participated at the 2018^[4] and 2019 World Championships, winning bronze medals in both. He then won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France,^[5] and one year later the gold medal in that same weight category at the 2025 World Championships.