is a retired
judoka who competed in the half-middleweight (70 kg) division.
Life and career
Nomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo
dojo, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olympic gold medalist
Shinji Hosokawa. His nephew,
Tadahiro Nomura, is the only judoka to have won three gold medals at the Summer Olympics.
Nomura himself attended
Tenri University
is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of the new religious movement Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganis ...
before starting work at the
Hakuhodo
is a Japanese advertising and public relations company. It is headquartered at Akasaka Biz Tower in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.
History
Hakuhodo is one of the oldest advertising agencies in Japan and was founded by Hironao Seki at Nihonbashi-Hon ...
company. He placed second in the
World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...
in
1969
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Events January
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* January 5
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and
1971, and won the
All-Japan Judo Championships
is a judo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held in Nippon Budokan on 29 April and the women's tournament (dubbed "Empress cup All-Japan women's Judo championships") is held in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in April. T ...
in 1972 to become the Japanese representative for the
half middleweight division at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
. He won all five of his matches at the Olympics by ''
ippon
is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon-wazari'' contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu.
In Judo
In Judo, an ippon may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock.
For throws, the four ...
'' to capture the gold medal.
He also won the
1973 World Judo Championships held in
Lausanne
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,
Switzerland.
Nomura has worked as a schoolteacher in
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...
since retiring from competitive judo.
See also
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List of judoka
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List of Olympic medalists in judo
The following is the list of Olympic medalists in the sport of judo.
Men Extra lightweight
*60 kg
Half lightweight
*65 kg (1980–1996)
*66 kg (2000–)
Lightweight
*68 kg (1964)
*63 kg (1972–1976)
*71 kg ...
References
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1949 births
Living people
Japanese male judoka
Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Japan
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Sportspeople from Nara Prefecture
Olympic medalists in judo
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people