Isao Inokuma
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Job / Known for: Judo champion
Left traces: gold medalist in the heavyweight division
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Date: 1938-02-04
Location: JP Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Died
Date: 2001-09-28 (aged 63)
Resting place: JP
Death Cause: Suicide by seppuku
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猪熊 功

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The most important thing in judo is not technique, but spirit.
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Isao Inokuma was a Japanese judoka who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division (above 80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and a world title in 1965. He was also the first student competitor to win the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1959 at only 21 years of age. He had a lifelong rivalry and friendship with Akio Kaminaga, who was also an Olympic silver medalist and world champion. After retiring from competitive judo, he became an instructor for Juntendo University, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Tokai University. He also authored several books and manuals on judo and served as an advisor for the International Judo Federation. He became the CEO of Tokai Construction in 1993, but committed suicide by seppuku in 2001, possibly due to financial losses suffered by his company. He is regarded as one of the greatest judokas of all time and a pioneer of the sport.
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