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| Born | 27 November 1960 (1960-11-27) (age 64) Miyazaki, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1988) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 9th (1989) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 7263 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5460 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 18 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Akinobu Osako (大迫明伸, Ōsako Akinobu) (born 27 November 1960) is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won a bronze medal in the men's middleweight division (–86 kg), alongside Ben Spijkers from the Netherlands.
Osako was born in Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki and began judo at the age of a junior high student. He entered noble Asahi Kasei of the judo after graduation in Tenri University. In the days of active play, he was good at Seoi Nage, Tai Otoshi and Uchi Mata.
References
- ^ "Sports Click : 柔道 - 31st Technical Seminar". BASEBALL MAGAZINE SHA. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008.
External links
- Akinobu Osako at the International Judo Federation
- Akinobu Osako at JudoInside.com
- Akinobu Osako at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Akinobu Osako at Olympics.com
- Akinobu Osako at Olympedia
- Akinobu Osako at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Akinobu Osako at The-Sports.org
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