Tatsuru Saito (born 8 March 2002) is a Japanese
judoka
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, 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 Encyc ...
who won the 2022
All-Japan Judo Championships
is a judo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held in Nippon Budokan on 29 April and the women's tournament (dubbed "Empress cup All-Japan women's Judo championships") is held in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in April. Th ...
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Personal life
Saito is the son of Olympic champion
Hitoshi Saito
was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.
Biography
Saito began judo in junior high school, and in 1974, he was scouted to transfer to the Kokushikan Junior High School, located in Setagaya, Tokyo. He co ...
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2002 births
Martial artists from Osaka Prefecture
Japanese male judoka
21st-century Japanese sportsmen
Living people
Olympic judoka for Japan
Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in judo
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