Hisayoshi Harasawa (原沢 久喜, Harasawa Hisayoshi, born 3 July 1992) is a Japanese judoka.[1][2] Harasawa was considered a staple of Japanese heavyweight judo throughout the 2010s decade.[citation needed]

Hisayoshi Harasawa
Harasawa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 32)
Shimonoseki, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class 100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
World Champ.Silver (2019)
Asian Champ.Gold (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku 100 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bishkek 100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2019 Qingdao 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara 100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tyumen 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paris 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paris 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Düsseldorf 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Düsseldorf 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Antalya 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo 100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Qingdao 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Düsseldorf 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb 100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju 100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11651
JudoInside.com74337
Updated on 23 May 2023

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 100 kg.[3] where he won the silver medal on the final against gold medal winner Teddy Riner.

After being seeded #2 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Harasawa once again faced Teddy Riner, this time for the men's 100 kg bronze medal. Riner defeated Harasawa by ippon.[4]

References

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  1. ^ IJF profile
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hisayoshi Harasawa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hisayoshi Harasawa". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/judo [bare URL]
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