is a Japanese

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. Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in

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. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion. Ebinuma won bronze medals at the

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. He married judoka Kana Abe in 2014. Both spouses are Asian and World champion judokas.

Career

Aside from winning three

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gold medals (

and

), two Olympic bronze medals (

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and Rio de Janeiro 2016) represent the pinnacle of Ebinuma’s career. The path to the bronze in London included a refereeing controversy as the reviewing jury overturned a decision made on the tatami by the referee and judges. This was the first such occurrence in Olympic judo, and the event triggered a loud negative reaction from some spectators at the ExCel Centre in London. The quarter-final match between Ebinuma and South Korea's Cho Jun-ho initially saw the referee and judges lift the flags and declare Cho the winner. This decision led to a strong negative reaction from some spectators and a visibly disturbed Japanese coach. In an extremely rare move, the reviewing commission decided to accept the complaint then ruled that Ebinuma should be declared the winner. The

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emphasized the importance of ensuring the correct fighter wins, acknowledging the close nature of the fight. In the bronze medal match in the London 2012 Olympics, an ippon was scored against him by Poland's Paweł Zagrodnik. It was downgraded to a waza-ari, saving him from defeat and earning him his first Olympic medal. At the 2016 Olympics, Ebinuma beat Charles Chibana, Ma Duanbin and Wander Mateo before losing to An Ba-ul. Because An reached the final, Ebinuma was entered into the repechage, where he beat Antoine Bouchard to win his second bronze medal.

Achievements

;2006 : Asian U20 Championships -66 kg, Jeju ;2008 : Grand Slam -66 kg,

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: World U20 Championships -66 kg,

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;2009 : Summer Universiade -66 kg,

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: Grand Prix -66 kg,

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: Grand Slam -66 kg,

: World Cup -66 kg,

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;2010 : World Cup Team -66 kg, Salvador : All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg,

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: Grand Slam -66 kg,

;2011 : World Championships -66 kg,

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: All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg,

: World Cup -66 kg,

: Grand Slam -66 kg,

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: Grand Slam -66 kg,

;2012 : All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg,

: Olympic Games -66 kg,

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: World Masters -66 kg,

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;2013 : World Championships -66 kg,

: Grand Prix -66 kg,

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: All Japan Judo Championships -66 kg,

;2014 : Grand Prix -66 kg,

: World Championships -66 kg,

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