Ryu Shichinohe

Ryu Shichinohe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2014, 2015)
Asian Champ.Silver (2017)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chelyabinsk +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Astana +100 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong +100 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat +100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Paris +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tokyo +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ulaanbaatar +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9158
JudoInside.com46433
Updated on 3 July 2023.

Ryū Shichinohe (七戸　龍, Shichinohe Ryū, born 14 October 1988 in Okinawa) is a male Japanese judoka.

His father, Yasuhiro Shichinohe, is a former Kyokushin karate national champion and his mother is Belgian.[1] In childhood, he practiced both judo and karate, but at the age of 13, he chose to focus only on judo.[1] In 2011, after graduating from Fukuoka University, he was employed by Kyushu Electric Power.[1]

Shichinohe won the silver medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "七戸が銀、ニッポン重量級復活の兆し - 柔道ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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