Toyokazu Nomura (野村 豊和, Nomura Toyokazu, born 14 July 1949) is a retired judoka who competed in the half-middleweight (–70 kg) division.
 Nomura on a stamp of Umm al-Quwain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1949 Kōryō, Nara, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –63 kg, –70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 54489 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 22 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editNomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo dojo, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olympic gold medalist Shinji Hosokawa. His nephew, Tadahiro Nomura, is the only judoka to have won three gold medals at the Summer Olympics.[1] Nomura himself attended Tenri University[1] before starting work at the Hakuhodo company. He placed second in the World Judo Championships in 1969 and 1971, and won the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1972 to become the Japanese representative for the half middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won all five of his matches at the Olympics by ippon to capture the gold medal.[1][2] He also won the 1973 World Judo Championships held in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]
Nomura has worked as a schoolteacher in Wakayama Prefecture since retiring from competitive judo.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "野村豊和－これぞニッポン柔道！ 全試合一本勝ち". Sankei Sports. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ Toyokazu Nomura. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Toyokazu Nomura". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "野村豊和氏 ミュンヘン五輪（柔道）金メダリスト" (in Japanese). judo-ch.jp. 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links
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- Toyokazu Nomura at the International Judo Federation
- Toyokazu Nomura at JudoInside.com
- Toyokazu Nomura at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Toyokazu Nomura at Olympics.com
- Toyokazu Nomura at Olympedia
- Toyokazu Nomura at The-Sports.org
- Toyokazu Nomura on Facebook
