Kano Yukimitsu (27 March 1932 – 8 March 2020) was a senior administrator in
judo
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and was the fourth president of the
Kodokan
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and the President of the
All Japan Judo Federation.
He was the son of
Kano Risei and grandson of the founder of Judo
Kano Jigoro
Kano may refer to:
Places
*Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria
*Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State
** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries
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He served from 1980 to 1995 as the President of the Judo Union of Asia.
He was an advocate of
Kodokan Judo over the
International Judo Federation
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On 9 March 2020, it was reported that he died at the age of 87.
References
1930s births
2020 deaths
Japanese male judoka
Judoka trainers
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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