Shinobu Sekine Judoka
Shinobu Sekine
Shinobu Sekine
Country: Japan | Born: 20 September 1943 (81 years)
Judoka Shinobu Sekine is the 1972 Olympic Champion U80kg for Japan. At the Munich Olympic Games he defeated Seung-Lip of Korea in the final U80kg. He celebrated most of his international success in Germany as he won bronze at the 1971 World Championships in Ludwigshafen as a middleweight in the open class. Sekine was the president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Judo Federation for five years. He passed away in December 2018 at the age of 75 years, he suffered cancer.
Judo results
Date Result Judo event Type Cat.   
2 Sep 1972 1 Olympic Games Munich OG U80
29 Apr 1972 1 All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo NC OpenM
2 Sep 1971 3 World Championships Ludwigshafen WCh OpenM
1 Jan 1966 1 Asian Championships Manila ACh U80
1 Jan 1966 3 Asian Championships Manila ACh OpenM
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