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Tadanori Koshino (越野忠則, Koshino Tadanori?, born April 3, 1966 in Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in the -60 kg division.
[edit] Biography
Koshino began learning judo with a local sports team while he was in elementary school, and became the Hokkaidō Prefecture champion for his weight class in junior-high school[1]. He placed third in the inter-highschool tournament during his senior year, and entered Tōkai University in 1985[1]. He won the Shoriki Cup twice while attending the university, and joined the Toyo Suisan corporation after graduating[1]. He won the Kodokan Cup for 4 consecutive years from 1989-1992 and All-Japan Weight Class Judo Championships for 3 consecutive years from 1989-1991[2], and placed second in the World Judo Championships in 1989 before winning the world championships in 1991. He retired from competitive judo after finishing with a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became an instructor for the International Budo University in April, 1993.
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- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article 越野忠則, specifically from this version.
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