Ryunosuke Haga

Ryunosuke Haga (羽賀 龍之介, Haga Ryunosuke, born 28 April 1991) is a male Japanese judoka who became world champion in the under 100 kg division in 2015. His favoured technique is Uchi Mata.[1]

Ryunosuke Haga
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1991-04-28) 28 April 1991
Miyazaki, Japan
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materTokai University
OccupationJudoka
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
ClubAsahi Kasei
Coached byKosei Inoue, Keiji Suzuki
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2015)
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF3623
JudoInside.com70366
Updated on 24 May 2023.

Born in Miyazaki, Haga started judo at the age of 5.[1] In 2010, he won the gold medal in the -100 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Juniors in Agadir.[1]

In 2011, Haga won the Universiade in Shenzhen.[1] In 2015, he won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[2]

He won the Grand Slam Tokyo and Grand Prix Düsseldorf in 2015.[3][4]

Bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Haga's father, Yoshio, was also a judoka. Like his father who was a winner of the Kodokan Cup, he won the competition in 2010 and 2011.[5]

References
  1. "近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015.
  2. 【世界柔道】羽賀「金」！復活の男子100キロ級5年ぶりメダル Archived 1 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine　Sports Hochi　29 August 2015
  3. "Grand Slam Tokyo 2015".
  4. "Grand Prix Dusseldorf 2015".
  5. ""Haga on Top of World at 100 Kg" - The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo, Japan), August 31, 2015". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


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