Hiroshi Minatoya

Hiroshi Minatoya
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
World Championships
1967 Salt Lake City -70 kg
1969 Mexico City -70 kg
1965 Rio de Janeiro -68 kg
1971 Ludwigshafen -70 kg

Hiroshi Minatoya (湊谷 弘 Minatoya Hiroshi, born October 17, 1943) is a retired Japanese judoka.

He was born in Fukuno, Toyama[1] and began judo at the age of 5.[1]

After graduating from Tenri University, Minatoya coached judo at the dojo wichi Anton Geesink managed in Netherlands.[1]

In 1969, Minatoya participated in the World Championships in Mexico City and won a gold medal, defending his world championship.[2]

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.[1]

From 1967 to 2009, he also coached judo at Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[3]

Achievements

- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
- All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) loss
- All-Japan Selected Championships (Lightweight) 3rd

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "Black Belt magazine, March 1970, page 27".
  3. ↑ "教員プロフィール -湊谷弘-". Kanazawa Institute of Technology. 2009-04-01.


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