Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Kyushu International University: Kitakyushu, JPN |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Coach |
| Languages |
Japanese |
| Residence |
Kitakyushu, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He initially competed in judo, but when his coach left the school he was encouraged to join the weightlifting club. |
| Name of coach |
Tetsuo Komiyama [national], JPN |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport in year 10 of high school. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
UNIVERSITY COACH
He has coached weightlifting at Kyushu International University in Japan. (sports-fukuoka.or.jp, 03 Nov 2015) |
| Injuries |
He injured his thigh at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, United States of America. (STV's Youtube channel, 08 Jan 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2015 he received the Kitakyushu Citizen Sports Award in Japan. (city.kitakyushu.lg.jp, 25 Oct 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Kyushu International University: Kitakyushu, JPN |
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