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Takao Kawaguchi (川口 孝夫, Kawaguchi Takao, born April 13, 1950) is a retired judoka who competed in the -63 kg division.

Takao Kawaguchi

Personal information
Born	(1950-04-13) April 13, 1950 (age 72) Hiroshima, Japan
Alma mater	Meiji University
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Coached by	Akio Kaminaga
Medal record Olympic Games 1972 Munich -63 kg World Championships 1971 Ludwigshafen -63 kg 1973 Lausanne -63 kg Asian Championships 1970 Kaohsiung -63 kg

Biography

Kawaguchi began training in judo at age 5 under his father, who was a local judo coach.[1] He later won an inter-highschool judo tournament, and in 1969 entered Meiji University.[1] In 1971 he defeated the future Olympic gold medalist Toyokazu Nomura in the world championship final, and became the Japanese representative for the -63 kg division at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] After two quick victories in the first and second rounds of the Olympic competition, Kawaguchi faced Mongolian judoka Bakhvain Buyadaa in the third round, and broke two ribs while escaping from Buidaa's ground pin.[2] Coach Akio Kaminaga suggested Kawaguchi to withdraw, but Kawaguchi continued, and advanced to the semifinal with a close decision victory. He won the semifinal against Kim Yong-Ik of North Korea with a yoko-shiho-gatame, only to face Buidaa in the final. In contrast to their previous bout, Kawaguchi quickly pinned Buidaa with a kouchi gari, and won with a kami-shiho-gatame within 39 seconds. Buidaa was later disqualified for failing a drug test.[3]

After retiring from competitions Kawaguchi succeeded his father as head of the Kawaguchi dojo.[1] In 2007, the dojo was sued by parents of a boy, who died after hitting the back of his head during the training. The Hiroshima District Court found that Kawaguchi did not follow required safety procedures and ordered him to pay 24 million yen in compensation.[4]

See also

• List of judoka
• List of Olympic medalists in judo

References

External links

• Official website
• Takao Kawaguchi at JudoInside.com
• Takao Kawaguchi at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Takao Kawaguchi

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[fr] Takao Kawaguchi

Takao Kawaguchi (川口孝夫, Kawaguchi Takao?), né le 13 avril 1950 à Hiroshima, est un judoka japonais évoluant dans les années 1970 dans la catégorie des moins de 63 kg (poids légers). Il est sacré champion olympique en 1972.

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[it] Takao Kawaguchi

Takao Kawaguchi (川口 孝夫 Kawaguchi Takao?; Hiroshima, 13 aprile 1950) è un ex judoka giapponese.

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[ru] Кавагути, Такао

Такао Кавагути (яп. 川口 孝夫 Кавагути Такао, 13 апреля 1950 (1950-04-13) года, Хиросима, Япония) — японский дзюдоист, чемпион Олимпийских игр, чемпион мира, чемпион Азии, неоднократный призёр чемпионатов Японии по дзюдо.

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