is a retired

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who competed in the -60 kg division.

Biography

Koshino began learning judo with a local sports team while he was in elementary school, and became the Hokkaidō Prefecture champion for his weight class in junior-high school. He placed third in the inter-highschool tournament during his senior year, and entered

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in 1985. He won the Shoriki Cup twice while attending the university, and joined the

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corporation after graduating. He won the

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for 4 consecutive years from 1989–1992 and

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for 3 consecutive years from 1989–1991, and placed second in the

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in 1989 before winning the world championships in 1991. He retired from competitive judo after finishing with a bronze medal at the

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. He became an instructor for the

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in April, 1993.

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* 1966 births Living people Tokai University alumni Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Hokkaido Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub

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