Kosei Inoue

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Medal record
Inoue Kosei (All Japan Judo Championships 2008)
Inoue Kosei (All Japan Judo Championships 2008)
Competitor for Flag of Japan Japan
Men's Judo
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney -100 kg
World Championships
Gold 1999 Birmingham -100 kg
Gold 2001 Munich -100 kg
Gold 2003 Osaka -100 kg
Asian Games
Gold 1998 Bangkok -100 kg
Gold 2002 Busan open

Kosei Inoue (井上康生 Inoue Kosei?) born May 15, 1978 in Miyakonojo Miyazaki is a world-class Judo athlete from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. This under 100 kg fighter is well known for his specialty throws: Uchi Mata (内股, inner thigh throw) and Ouchi Gari (大内刈, major inner reap).

He is widely considered by the Judo community as one of best competitive Judokas. His notable accomplishments include three golds at the World Championship and All Japan Championship (one of four Judokas who has accomplished this).

His older brother, Tomokazu is also judoka and former Asian champion.

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[edit] Biography

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At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kosei Inoue was chosen as the captain of the Japanese team. He was highly favored to win another gold in the u100 kg division. However, he suffered a major upset and took 5th place. Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands (2002 European Champion) defeated Inoue at the last minute with a drop seio nage (shoulder throw) in the quarter final. Movlud Miraliyev of Azerbaijan countered Inoue's o-uchi gari with a ura nage to win the match during Repechage Round 3.

In 2005 he won the gold at the Jigoro Kano International Cup, which is a A level contest with many former world and Olympic medalists.

At the 2008 All-Japan Judo Championships, Inoue lost to Yohei Takai by ippon, which ended his hopes of joining the Olympic team headed for Beijing. He promptly announced his retirement from international competition. Inoue will be replaced by Satoshi Ishii, who defeated Keiji Suzuki in the final bout of the 2008 AJJC (International Herald Tribune, April 29, 2008).

[edit] Personal life

Inoue married Japanese actress and television personality Aki Higashihara on January 14, 2008. [1]

[edit] Major accomplishments

[edit] Gold

  1. 2005 Jigoro Kano International Cup
  2. 2004 All Japan Individual Weight Class Championship (u100 kg)
  3. 2003 World Championship (u100 kg)
  4. 2003 All Japan Championship (no weight class)
  5. 2002 All Japan Championship (no weight class)
  6. 2001 World Championship (u100 kg)
  7. 2001 All Japan Championship (no weight class)
  8. 2001 All Japan Individual Weight Class Championship (u100 kg)
  9. 2000 All Japan Individual Weight Class Championship (u100 kg)
  10. 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
  11. 1999 World Championship (u100 kg)

[edit] Silver

  1. 2004 All Japan Championship
  2. 2000 All Japan Championship
  3. 1998 All Japan Championship

[edit] References

  1. ^ Judoka Kosei Inoue, celebrity Aki Higashihara announce marriage Mainichi Daily News

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