is a retired

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who competed in the half-middleweight (70 kg) division.

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Nomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo

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, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olympic gold medalist

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. His nephew,

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, is the only judoka to have won three gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Nomura himself attended

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before starting work at the

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company. He placed second in the

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and

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, and won the

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in 1972 to become the Japanese representative for the half middleweight division at the

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. He won all five of his matches at the Olympics by ''

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'' to capture the gold medal. He also won the

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held in

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. Nomura has worked as a schoolteacher in

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since retiring from competitive judo.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nomura, Toyokazu 1949 births Living people Japanese male judoka Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Nara Prefecture Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese sportsmen

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