Kosei Inoue
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 May 1978 Miyazaki, Japan |
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| Residence | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tokai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Aki Higashihara (m. 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Half-heavyweight Heavyweight |
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| Rank | 6th degree black belt in Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sohgo Security (ALSOK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | All Japan National Team (Head) Mashu Baker, Daiki Nishiyama, Yuya Yoshida, Ryunosuke Haga, Ryu Shichinohe |
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Medal record
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Kosei Inoue (井上 康生 Inoue Kōsei?, born May 15, 1978 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki) is a Judo practitioner from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata (内股, inner thigh throw) and Ōuchi gari (大内刈, major inner reap).
He is widely considered by the Judo community as one of the best competitive Judokas. His notable accomplishments include three golds at the World Championship and All Japan Championship (one of four Judokas who has accomplished this).
His older brother, Tomokazu Inoue is also judoka and former Asian champion.
He is affiliated with Sohgo Security Services (Alsok), a security firm.
Kosei Inoue won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the -100 kg division, most notably doing so by winning every single match by ippon. At the victory ceremony, he carried a photograph of his recently-deceased mother onto the podium.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Kosei Inoue was chosen as the captain of the Japanese team. He was highly favored to win another gold in the u100 kg division. However, he suffered a major upset and did not place. Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands (2002 European Champion) defeated Inoue at the last minute with a drop seoi nage (shoulder throw) in the quarter final. Movlud Miraliyev of Azerbaijan countered Inoue's o-uchi gari with a ura nage to win the match during Repechage Round 3.
In 2005 he won the gold at the Jigoro Kano International Cup, which is an A level contest with many former world and Olympic medalists.
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