Daiki Kamikawa

Daiki Kamikawa
Personal information
Born9 November 1989 (1989-11-09) (age 35)
Yamaguchi, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.Gold (2010)
Asian Champ.Bronze (2010)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo Open
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou +100 kg
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin +100 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2012 Almaty +100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Düsseldorf +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb +100 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hyderabad +100 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF73
JudoInside.com48606
Updated on 25 July 2023

Daiki Kamikawa (上川 大樹, Kamikawa Daiki; born 9 November 1989 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships by defeating Teddy Riner of France by a flags decision. Kamikawa is known for being a very technical judoka for a heavy weight and uses techniques such as harai goshi and uchi mata with frequency. He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Daiki Kamikawa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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