Toshiyuki Seino

Toshiyuki Seino
Personal information
Birth nameToshiyuki Seino
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1938-10-26) October 26, 1938
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Alma materLos Angeles City College
OccupationJudo Instructor
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
SpouseMidori Seino
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportJudo
Rank     8th dan black belt
ClubGardena Judo Club
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo U70 kg
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg U70 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Guatemala City U68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 San Juan U70 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com9962

Toshiyuki “Tosh” Seino (born October 1938) is an American former competitive judo athlete. Seino was born in Hawthorne, California, United States.[1] After spending several years incarcerated in an internment camp at California's Tule Lake during World War II, he and his family moved to Japan.[1] Seino won numerous judo competitions at both the national and international levels,[1] beating heavyweight Olympian George Harris, despite being a middleweight.[2] He returned to the United States at age 20. Seino was an AAU National Champion in Judo.[3] Seino enlisted in the US Air Force in 1959 and served as a self defense instructor.[4] Seino competed in three Judo World Championships.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JudoInside - Toshiyuki Seino Judoka". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Tosh Seino | United States Judo Federation". Usjf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "FACES IN THE CROWD". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Our Senseis". Gardenajudo.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Toshiyuki SEINO / IJF.org". Ijf.org. Retrieved 5 June 2022.


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