Kokoro Kageura (影浦 心, Kageura Kokoro, born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese judoka.

Kokoro Kageura
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 29)
Ehime, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class 100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2021)
Asian Champ.Gold (2016, 2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha Mixed team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nur‑Sultan 100 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem 100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paris 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Paris 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tashkent 100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30771
JudoInside.com100963
Updated on 4 March 2024

He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[1] He won the 2021 World Judo Championships in the heavyweight division.[2]

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

In 2020, he became world-renowned after ending the 10-year unbeaten streak of legendary French judoka Teddy Riner during the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris, defeating him via ippon.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2019 World Judo Championships results
  2. ^ http://judolive01.lb.judobase.org/www.judo-world.net/ijf/world/wc_sen2021/tta.php?tta_mode=&aktion=pdf_sheet&klasse=p100
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ International Judo Federation: Riner's 10-year undefeated streak ended by Japan's Kageura
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