Hiroshi Minatoya
Hiroshi Minatoya (湊谷 弘, Minatoya Hiroshi, October 17, 1943 – June 15, 2016) was a Japanese judoka.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | ||
| Men's Judo | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1967 Salt Lake City | -70 kg |
| 1969 Mexico City | -70 kg |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1965 Rio de Janeiro | -68 kg |
| 1971 Ludwigshafen | -70 kg |
He was born in Fukuno, Toyama[2] and began judo at the age of 5.[2]
After graduating from Tenri University, Minatoya coached judo at the dojo wichi Anton Geesink managed in Netherlands.[2]
In 1969, Minatoya participated in the World Championships in Mexico City and won a gold medal, defending his world championship.[3]
Minatoya retired in 1972, when he was defeated by Toyokazu Nomura at the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships and missed the participation of the Olympic Games held in Munich.[2]
From 1967 to 2009, he also coached judo at Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[4]
Achievements
- 1965 - World Championships (-68 kg) 2nd
- 1967 - World Championships (-70 kg) 1st
- 1968 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Half-Lightweight) 3rd
- 1969 - World Championships (-70 kg) 1st
- - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 1st
- 1970 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 1st
- - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
- 1971 - World Championships (-70 kg) 2nd
- - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 3rd
- 1972 - All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 2nd
References
- "JUDO FAMILY MOURNS THE PASSING OF HIROSHI MINATOYA". judo.or.jp. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "近代柔道 2010年4月号 転機-あの試合、あの言葉 第61回-湊谷弘-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2010-04-20.
- "Black Belt magazine, March 1970, page 27".
- "教員プロフィール -湊谷弘-". Kanazawa Institute of Technology. 2009-04-01.
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