is a retired

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ka. Takahashi is from

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and belonged to

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after graduation from

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in 1999. Takahashi was good at Uchimata and

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. He won a gold medal at the

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held in

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and silver medal held in

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. He was also participate All-Japan Championships 8 times from 2000 to 2007. Takahashi retired in 2007. Now, he coaches judo at

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Achievements

*1995 - All-Japan Junior Championships (+95 kg) ''1st'' *1996 - All-Japan University Championships (+100 kg) ''3rd'' *1997 - All-Japan University Championships (+100 kg) ''3rd'' *1998 - All-Japan University Championships (+100 kg) ''1st'' *1999 -

(+100 kg) ''1st'' *2000 - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''1st'' *2001 -

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(Open) ''1st'' :: - Paris Super World Cup (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2002 - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''1st'' *2003 - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2004 - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''2nd'' *2005 -

(Open) ''2nd'' :: - Jigoro Kano Cup (Openweight only) ''3rd'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''2nd'' :: - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''1st'' *2006 - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) ''2nd'' :: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) ''3rd'' :: - Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) ''3rd''

References

Japanese male judoka People from Edogawa, Tokyo 1976 births Living people 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub