(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) Yamaguchi, Japan
Occupation
Judoka
Height
173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country
Japan
Sport
Judo
Weight class
–73 kg
Rank
5th dan black belt
Club
Asahi Kasei
Team
All Japan National Team
Retired
December 2022[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games
(2016, 2020)
World Champ.
(2013, 2015, 2019)
Asian Champ.
(2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
–73 kg
2020 Tokyo
–73 kg
2020 Tokyo
Mixed team
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro
–73 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk
Men's team
2015 Astana
–73 kg
2015 Astana
Men's team
2019 Tokyo
–73 kg
2019 Tokyo
Mixed team
2013 Rio de Janeiro
Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta
–73 kg
Asian Championships
2012 Tashkent
–73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Tokyo
–73 kg
2018 Düsseldorf
–73 kg
2018 Osaka
–73 kg
2019 Düsseldorf
–73 kg
2020 Düsseldorf
–73 kg
2014 Tokyo
–73 kg
2013 Paris
–73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Düsseldorf
–73 kg
2016 Düsseldorf
–73 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Cape Town
–73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF
4018
JudoInside.com
68054
Updated on 23 May 2023.
Shohei Ono (大野将平, Ōno Shōhei, born 3 February 1992) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka.[2][3][4]
Ono is regarded as one of judo's top fighters,[5] having won two Olympic gold medals, three World Championships and five Grand Slams.[6] He is the lightweight division's most dominant fighter,[citation needed] having won in every major championship he competed since 2015. Ono specializes in osoto gari (having written his masters' thesis on it) and uchimata.[7] He is known for his classical technique and all ippon style, holding one of the highest ippon rates in judo.[8] Ono is also one of the most searched judokas on the Internet.[9]
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