Masahiko Tomouchi

Masahiko Tomouchi (塘内 将彦, Tomouchi Masahiko, born 13 July 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
Born (1977-07-13) 13 July 1977
Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2009)
Asian Champ.Bronze (2004)
Olympic Games13th (2004)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Almaty –81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11674
JudoInside.com1057
Updated on 28 November 2022.

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]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Masahiko Tomouchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Nakagawa, Kazuhiro (2004). 代表選手選考会・出場権獲得レポート [National team selection and berth report] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. 上野、谷本が優勝 鈴木は決勝で敗れる [Ueno, Tanimoto won; Suzuki defeated in the finals]. Kyodo News (in Japanese). 47 News. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. "Judo: Men's Half-Middleweight (81kg/179 lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. 内柴、オール一本勝ちで金メダル獲得! [Masato Uchisiba wins the gold medal in the final] (in Japanese). Asahi Kasei. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.


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