Hugh Raymond Takahashi (born August 7, 1958) is a

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spo ...

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") ...

, coach, lecturer, and author who represented

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in wrestling at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the 1982 and 1983

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, the 1978 and 1982

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, and the 1983

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. Takahashi won gold in the Flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games, and placed fourth at his second Olympic Games. He holds 16 Canadian national wrestling titles and was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1991. He is also ranked ''san-dan'' (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art

Judo 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") ...

, the son of noted Canadian judoka

Masao Takahashi Masao Takahashi (June 24, 1929 – February 14, 2020) was a Canadian judoka, author, coach, and founder of the Takahashi School of Martial Arts (Est. 1969) in Ottawa, Ontario. He was involved in judo for more than 70 years, and was ranked ''hachi ...

and

June Takahashi Masao Takahashi (June 24, 1929 – February 14, 2020) was a Canadian judoka, author, coach, and founder of the Takahashi School of Martial Arts (Est. 1969) in Ottawa, Ontario. He was involved in judo for more than 70 years, and was ranked ''hachi ...

, and the brother of fellow Olympian

Phil Takahashi Philip Masato Takahashi (June 12, 1957 – June 15, 2020) was a judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He twice won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games during his care ...

and Olympic coach

Tina Takahashi Tina Takahashi is a judoka, coach, and author who won Canada's first ever gold medal in international Judo at the World University Games in 1984, and was Canada's first women's Olympic Judo coach in 1988, coaching Canada's first women's Judo ...

. Takahashi is currently a Lecturer in

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and the head coach of the men's and women's wrestling teams at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames Ri ...

. In 2005 he co-authored a book titled ''Mastering Judo'' with his parents and three siblings, and is credited with researching and writing the first draft of the book.

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Interview with TakahashiPart2
(Public History Canada on YouTube)
1983 Canadian Wrestling Championships Television Special featuring TakahashiPart 2
(49 North Wrestling on YouTube) {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Ray 1958 births Living people Canadian male judoka Olympic wrestlers of Canada Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canadian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Toronto Western Mustangs players Academic staff of the University of Western Ontario Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

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