Ryunosuke Haga
| Ryunosuke Haga | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1991 Miyazaki, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Division | Half-heavyweight |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trainer | Kosei Inoue, Keiji Suzuki |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Judo |
| Other information | |
| University | Tokai University |
| Notable club(s) | Asahi Kasei |
Ryunosuke Haga (羽賀 龍之介, Haga Ryunosuke, born 28 April 1991) is a male Japanese judoka who became world champion in the under 100 kg division in 2015. His favoured technique is Uchi Mata.[1]
Born in Miyazaki, Haga started judo at the age of 5.[1] In 2010, He won the gold medal in the -100 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships Juniors in Agadir.[1]
In 2011, Haga won the Universiade in Shenzhen.[1] In 2015, He won the gold medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships.[2]
He won the Grand Slam Tokyo and Grand Prix Dusseldorf in 2015.[3][4]
Bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Haga's father, Yoshio, was also a judoka. Like his father who was a winner of the Kodokan Cup, he won the competition in 2010 and 2011.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "近代柔道 2015年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2015 -". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 2015-04-20.
- ^ 【世界柔道】羽賀「金」！復活の男子100キロ級5年ぶりメダル Sports Hochi 2015-8-29
- ^ "Grand Slam Tokyo 2015".
- ^ "Grand Prix Dusseldorf 2015".
- ^ ""Haga on Top of World at 100 Kg" - The Daily Yomiuri (Toyko, Japan), August 31, 2015 - Online Research Library: Questia".
External links
- Profile at the judoinside.com.
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