Matthew Baker (ベイカー茉秋 ''Beikā Mashū'',

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　2015-8-30 His parents divorced when he was little and was raised by his mother.
毎日新聞, 2016年8月10日 He started judo at the age of 7. His favorite technique is

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. In 2015, he won the bronze medal in the Middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships. He is currently ranked No. 38 in the world (as of 2019). He won the gold medal in under 90 kg division in 2016 Rio Olympics.

Competitive record

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* * 1994 births Living people Japanese male judoka Tokai University alumni Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Japanese people of American descent Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Martial artists from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-judo-bio-stub