Ryuji Sonoda

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Ryuji Sonoda
Medal record
Competitor for  Japan
Men's Judo
World Championships
Gold 1993 Hamilton -60 kg
Bronze 1995 Chiba -60 kg
Asian Games
Silver 1994 Hiroshima -60 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze 1997 Manila -66 kg

Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二 Sonoda Ryūji, born September 16, 1973) is a Japanese judoka.

He was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka,[1] and began judo at the age of a first grader.[1]

He won a gold medal at the -60 kg category of the Junior World Championships in 1992 and World Championships in 1993. After graduating from Meiji University, he entered the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Sonoda retired from competition in 2004. By 2009, he coached All-Japan women's judo team[2] before announcing his resignation on January 31, 2013 following accusations of physical abuse by team members.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "近代柔道 2004年8月号 入門!一流の技術 -第7回 園田隆二5段の「巴投げ」-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2004-08-20. 
  2. "柔道の全日本女子監督に就任した 園田隆二さん". Nishinippon Shimbun. 2009-01-18. 
  3. "Japan judo coach to resign over alleged abuse". NHK World. 2013-01-31. 


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