Yuji Kato
Appearance
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Born | Ranzan, Saitama,[1] Japan | August 23, 1978|||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Tsukuba[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Mieko Kato | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo (Men's -81kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B1[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuji Kato (加藤 裕司, Katō Yūji, born 23 August 1978[2]) is a Japanese retired judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3] He was coached by Takio Ushikubo.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is married to goalball player Mieko Kato (née Asai). The couple lived in Asaka, Saitama.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athens2004 Athletes" (PDF). Japanese Para-Sports Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Yuji Kato". 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Yuji Kato". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "朝霞市にゆかりのある著名人からのビデオメッセージ". City of Asaka, Saitama (in Japanese). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
Categories:
- Paralympic silver medalists for Japan
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Martial artists from Saitama Prefecture
- Paralympic judoka for Japan
- Japanese male judoka
- University of Tsukuba alumni
- Paralympic medalists in judo
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
- Japanese Paralympic medalist stubs
- Japanese judo biography stubs