is a

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who represented the Philippines at the

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, the

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, and the

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. He was born in Japan to a Japanese father and Filipina mother.

Early life

Hoshina was born and raised in

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, Japan to a Filipina mother and Japanese father. He started competing in judo before the age of 10 - his father is a judo fanatic and encouraged him to enter tournaments. He continued competing in judo while at college and he hopes eventually to become a sumo wrestling teacher.

Career

2012 Summer Olympics

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, Hoshina debuted in the Men's +100 kg in judo,Ted S. Melendres (201
Hoshina heavy underdog against South Korean vet
Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved August 2nd, 2012 representing the

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.Filipino Olympian: Tomohiko Hoshina
ABS-CBNnews.com Retrieved 07/29/2012 On August 3, 2012, in the pool round, Hoshina was drawn against Kim Sung-Min of

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who had previously beaten him at the

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and the 2011 Asian Judo Championships. Hoshina did not progress to the next round, again losing to Kim due to Kim's full-point throw, an

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.Pinoy judoka Hoshina yields to South Korean
ABS-CBNnews.com Retrieved 08/03/2012 The game was timed out in 1 minute and 5 seconds ending with Kim scoring 100 to Hoshina's 0.

References

1987 births Living people Olympic judoka of the Philippines Filipino male judoka People from Bulacan People from Shizuoka (city) Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Japanese people of Filipino descent Filipino people of Japanese descent Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games medalists in judo Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Philippines-judo-bio-stub