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Japanese judoka (born 1951)
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Haruki Uemura
Personal information
Born (1951-02-14) 14 February 1951 (age 73)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Rank     9th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
World Champ.Gold (1975)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Open
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Vienna Open
Silver medal – second place 1973 Lausanne Open
Profile at external databases
IJF54447
JudoInside.com5497
Updated on 21 June 2023

Haruki Uemura (上村 春樹, Uemura Haruki, born 14 February 1951 in Uki, Kumamoto) is a judoka from Japan, who won the gold medal in the Open class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In the final of the Olympic tournament in Canada he defeated Great Britain's Keith Remfry. In 2009 Uemura was elected President of Kodokan and awarded the rank of 9th dan.

References

External links

Olympic Champions in Judo – Open category Men
no bodyweight limit
World Judo Championships — Men's Openweight
List of World Judo Championships medalists in Men's Openweight
All-Japan Judo Champions
Men
Women


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