Soichi Hashimoto
| Soichi Hashimoto | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 August 1991 (age 25) Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||
| Native name | 橋本壮市 | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight | |||||||||||
| Style | Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu | |||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||
| Team | All-Japan National Team Park 24 | |||||||||||
| Trainer | Minoru Konegawa | |||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Judo | |||||||||||
| University | Tokai University | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Soichi Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本壮市; born 23 August 1991 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese judoka.[1] He is currently ranked second in the lightweight division, and is the #3 pound-for-pound judoka in the world.[2]
Hashimoto rose to prominence by becoming national champion at the All-Japan Judo Championships in 2015. He then became one of the lightweight division's top judokas by winning five tournaments consecutively, spanning from the World Masters[3] to the Grand Slam Tokyo[4] and Paris.[5]
Career
Grand Prix Qingdao
Rise to prominence: Undefeated run since 2016
Competitive record
References
- ^ "Soichi Hashimoto, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Judobase.org". www.judobase.org. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Hashimoto wins back-to-back Slams to chase down An Changrim". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Soichi Hashimoto delivers again and moves up in World Ranking". Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "Soichi Hashimoto surprises with golden groundwork". Retrieved 2017-03-15.