Hiroshi Nakamura (judoka)

Hiroshi Nakamura CM (born 22 June 1942) is a Japanese and Canadian judoka, one of only five Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of Kudan (9th dan), and has been deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo. He has coached the Olympic judo team five times, was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1998, was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, and was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 2019.^[1][2][3] In 2023, he was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.^[4][5] Nakamura trains future Olympians at the Shidokan Judo Club, a training club that he opened in 1973.^[5]

Hiroshi Nakamura

Personal information
Born	(1942-06-22) June 22, 1942 (age 82) Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Judo
Rank	Kudan (9th dan)
Club	Shidokan

Further reading

• "Interview of Nakamura Hiroshi Sensei held with the All-Japan Judo Federation" (PDF). Judo Canada. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
• "Hiroshi Nakamura, Judo dreamer". The Globe and Mail. 31 December 2012. p. A5.

See also

• Judo in Quebec
• Judo in Canada
• List of Canadian judoka

References

1. Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 131.
2. "Hiroshi Nakamura". Team Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
3. "Hiroshi Nakamura Inducted to the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame". Judo Canada. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. "Virtue and Moir lead star-studded group of inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". CBC Sports. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. "Curling Canada | Heading to the Hall!". Retrieved 2023-12-20.

External links

• Shidokan Judo Club

External links

• Hiroshi Nakamura: Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame 2019 (YouTube: Team Canada)