User:CanadianJudoka/sandbox/Tamoto
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Tom |
| Born | November 23, 1911 Cumberland, British Columbia |
| Died | August 20, 1997 (aged 86) Richmond, British Columbia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | Hachidan (8th dan) |
| Club |
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| Coached by | Jigoro Kano |
Satoru "Tom" Tamoto (23 November 1911 – 20 August 1997) was a Canadian judoka, and was deeply involved in the development of judo in Canada, especially in British Columbia.
- Opened Vancouver Judo Club in 1950
- Earliest record of girls being trained in Judo in BC under Tamoto in 1958
- Awarded Life Membership in Judo Canada in 1984
- President of Judo BC
- Retired in 1991; Vancouver Judo Club name also retired; all assets were purchased by Hiroshi Nishi and Vancouver Seikidokan Judo Club was opened in its place
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Judo BC 50th Anniversay: Celebrating 50 Years of Judo in BC (PDF). Judo BC. 2014.
- ^ "Harumi Tamoto and Howard Alexander Collection". Nikkei National Museum. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 134-35.
Further reading
[edit]- Iwamoto, Masamichi. “Vancouver Judo Club and Sensei Satoru Tamoto in the Context of Judo History,” Judo B.C. Digest, 18:3 (Summer 1998), 27-28.
Category:Canadian male judoka
Category:1911 births
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