Haruki Uemura

Haruki Uemura (上村 春樹, Uemura Haruki, born 14 February 1951 in Uki, Kumamoto) is a judoka from Japan, who won the gold medal in the Open class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In the final of the Olympic tournament in Canada he defeated Great Britain's Keith Remfry. In 2009 Uemura was elected President of Kodokan and awarded the rank of 9th dan.

Haruki Uemura
Personal information
Born (1951-02-14) 14 February 1951
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Rank     9th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1975)
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Open
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Vienna Open
Silver medal – second place 1973 Lausanne Open
Profile at external databases
IJF54447
JudoInside.com5497
Updated on 21 June 2023.

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