Kenji Uematsu (born 28 October 1976 in

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, Vizcaya) is a Spanish judoka. His father is

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and his mother is

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. His younger brother, Kiyoshi, is also a professional judoka.

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* 1976 births Living people Spanish male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Spain Spanish people of Japanese descent {{Spain-judo-bio-stub