judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
who represented the Philippines at 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 ...
, the
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
, and the
Olympic Games
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.
He was born in Japan to a Japanese father and Filipina mother.
Early life
Hoshina was born and raised in Shizuoka, 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
In
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.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
South Korea
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who had previously beaten him at the
2011 World Judo Championships
The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August.
Schedule
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
Participating nations
871 competitors from ...
and the
2011 Asian Judo Championships
The 2011 Asian Judo Championships were held at UAE WJJ Federation Hall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 5 April to 7 April 2011.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
External linksMen's Resultsippon.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.