Kokoro Kageura

Kokoro Kageura (影浦 心, Kageura Kokoro, born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese judoka.

Kokoro Kageura
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995
Ehime, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2021)
Asian Champ.Gold (2016, 2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha Mixed team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nur‑Sultan +100 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem +100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paris +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Paris +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest +100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30771
JudoInside.com100963
Updated on 23 May 2023.

He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[1] He won the 2021 World Judo Championships in the heavyweight division.[2]

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

In 2020 he became world-renowned for after ending the 10-year unbeaten streak of legendary French judoka Teddy Riner during the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris, beating him by an ippon and consequently causing him his first defeat in years.[4]

References
  1. 2019 World Judo Championships results
  2. http://judolive01.lb.judobase.org/www.judo-world.net/ijf/world/wc_sen2021/tta.php?tta_mode=&aktion=pdf_sheet&klasse=p100
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. International Judo Federation: Riner's 10-year undefeated streak ended by Japan's Kageura


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