is a retired
Japan
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ese
judoka.
Mitani is from
Fukuyama, Hiroshima and began judo at the age of a first grader.
He belonged to
Japan Highway Public Corporation
, or JH, was a public company established after World War II to construct and manage highway networks in Japan
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after graduation from
Kinki University in 1991.
Mitani was good at
Ippon seoi nage
The is a throw in judo.Mifune, Kyuzo: ''The Canon of Judo'', Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo) 2004, , p. It is a variant of Seoi nage, and is one of the nineteen accepted techniques in Shinmeisho No Waza of Kodokan Judo. It is classified a ...
,
Osotogari
is one of the original 40 throws of Judo
as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. ...
and
Uchi mata sukashi.
In 1993, he won a gold medal at the
Asian Championships held in
Macau and at the
East Asian Games held in
Shanghai. He also participated in the
All-Japan Championships 9 times from 1990 to 2000.
After retirement, Mitani coached judo at Japan Highway Public Corporation and All-Japan Youth Team.
Achievements
*1990 -
All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''3rd''
:: - All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd''
:: - World University Championships (Openweigh) ''1st''
:: - All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd''
*1991 - Pacific Rim Championships (Openweigh) ''1st''
*1992 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''3rd''
:: - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (+95 kg) ''2nd''
*1993 -
Asian Championships (+95 kg) ''1st''
:: -
East Asian Games (Openweigh) ''1st''
:: -
Paris Super World Cup (Openweigh) ''1st''
*1994 - Kodokan Cup (+95 kg) ''2nd''
*1995 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (+95 kg) ''3rd''
*1996 -
Jigoro Kano Cup
The Grand Slam Tokyo (formerly ) is an international judo competition held as part of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Tour Grand Slam series.
Venues
*1978–2006: Nippon Budokan
*2007–present: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Pa ...
(Openweigh) ''2nd''
:: - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''2nd''
*1999 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) ''3rd''
References
Japanese male judoka
Sportspeople from Hiroshima Prefecture
1968 births
Living people
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