Naohisa Takato

Naohisa Takato
Medal record
Men's Judo
Competitor for  Japan
World Championships
Gold 2013 Rio de Janeiro –60 kg
Bronze 2014 Chelyabinsk –60 kg

Naohisa Takato (高藤直寿 Takatō Naohisa, born 30 May 1993) is a male Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2013 World Judo Championships. He is known for having a slightly more modern style of fighting than traditional Japanese judo, with kata guruma being one of his favorite techniques.

Palmarès

2009
1st World U17 Championships -60 kg, Budapest
2011
1st World U20 Championships -60 kg, Cape Town
2nd Grand Prix -60 kg, Qingdao
3rd Grand Slam -60 kg, Tokyo
2012
1st Grand Slam -60 kg, Moscow
1st Grand Slam -60 kg, Tokyo
1st World Cup -60 kg, Tashkent
2013
1st Grand Slam -60 kg, Paris
1st Masters -60 kg, Tyumen
1st World Championships -60 kg, Rio de Janeiro

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