KÅsei Inoue
Kosei Inoue (Japanese井上 康 生, Kosei Inoue, born May 15, 1978 in Miyakonojo ) is a successful Japanese judoka.
He celebrated his biggest international success with the Olympic gold medal in 2000 in Sydney. 2003 in Osaka, the Japanese won his third world title by which he for the 2004 Olympic Games qualifying in Athens, where the Japanese defending champion in the light heavyweight his first defeat suffered for years. In the quarterfinals, up to 100 kg Inoue met the Dutchman Elco van der Geest, the special technique Uchi - mata ( inner thigh throw) countered in this fight Inoue. Finally, the Japanese Dutchman defeated with ippon by Seoi - nage (shoulder throw). When he then still lost in the consolation round against the little-known Azerbaijani Miraliyev, he took after the Games until three months later the training again to sign up for the Kano Cup (judo competition in Japan), which he won to prepare.
The technical repertoire especially for Uchi - mata and Seoi - nage of the three -time world champion in the light heavyweight accompanied him through all his Judo career. He has since ended his active career, he trained Nachwuchsjudoka.
1972: Shota Tschotschischwili | 1976: Kazuhiro Ninomiya | 1980: Robert Van de Walle | 1984: Ha Hyoung - Zoo | 1988: Aurelio Miguel | 1992: Antal Kovacs | 1996: Paweł Nastula | 2000: Kosei Inoue | 2004: Ihar Makarau | 2008: Naidangiin Tüwschinbajar | 2012: Tagir Chaybulajew
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