Yasuhiko Moriwaki

Yasuhiko Moriwaki
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
World Championships
1981 Maastricht -60 kg
1979 Paris -60 kg

Yasuhiko Moriwaki (森脇 保彦 Moriwaki Yasuhiko, born 7 May 1952) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Moriwaki is from Kake, Hiroshima and began judo at the junior high school days.[1]

When he was a member of judo club at Sotoku high-school (崇徳高校 Sōtoku Kōkō), the senior of club are Takao Kawaguchi, Yoshiharu Minami and so on.[1]

In 1974, When Moriwaki was a student of Kokushikan University, he won a gold medal at the World University Championships held in Brussels. He took office as the coach of Kokushikan University after graduation from there.

In 1979, Moriwaki won a bronze medal of World Championships held in Paris. He was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1980 but he couldn't because the 1980 Summer Olympic Games was boycotted by the Japanese Government.[2]

Moriwaki won a gold madal of World Championships in 1981 at the age of 29.

As of 2010, He coaches at Kokushikan women's judo club.[3]

Achievements

- Kodokan Cup (-60 kg) 1st
- All-Japan Selected Championships (-60 kg) 3rd
- Kodokan Cup (-60 kg) 2nd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (-60 kg) 2nd
- Kodokan Cup (-60 kg) 2nd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (-60 kg) 2nd

References

  1. 1 2 "近代柔道 2003年1月号 転機-あの試合、あの言葉 第15回-森脇保彦-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2003-01-20.
  2. "Sports News -「幻の五輪代表」森脇教授モスクワへ-". Kokushikan University. 2008-05-29.
  3. "教員・ゼミ紹介 -森脇保彦-". Kokushikan University.


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