Masahiko Tomouchi

Masahiko Tomouchi (塘内 将彦, Tomouchi Masahiko, born July 13, 1977 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka) is a Japanese judoka, who competed in the men's half-middleweight category.[1] He picked up a bronze medal in the 81-kg division at the 2004 Asian Judo Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and later represented his nation Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Masahiko Tomouchi

Personal information
Full name	Masahiko Tomouchi
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1977-07-13) 13 July 1977 Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event(s)	81 kg
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2004 Almaty 81 kg

Tomouchi qualified for the Japanese squad in the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3] He got off to a rough start with a waza-ari awasete ippon defeat from Russia's Dmitri Nossov in his opening match, but bounced back to compete for the bronze medal after Nossov qualified for the final. In the repechage round, Tomouchi could not tightly grapple Italy's Roberto Meloni with a kata guruma (shoulder wheel), and lost the match again after the five-minute limit.[4][5]