Shigeru Okaizumi

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Shigeru Okaizumi
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Chiba-95 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima-95 kg

Shigeru Okaizumi (岡泉 茂, Okaizumi Shigeru; born 21 April 1968) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Okaizumi is from Kamikawa, Saitama.[1] He began judo with his older brother at the dojo near his house.[2] Okaizumi belonged to Nippon Steel after graduation from Tokai University.

In 1994, he won a gold medal at the Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan. In 1995, he also participated in the World Championships held in Chiba but was defeated by Paweł Nastula from Poland (Movie).

As of 2010, he has coached Nippon Steel Hirohata judo club since 2002[3] and All-Japan women's judo team since 2006.[2]

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