Shohei Ono
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| Born | 3 February 1992 (age 24) Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 73kg (161lb) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | Nara, Japan |
| Team | All Japan National Team |
| Trainer | Saburo Tosa Yusuke Kanamaru Masaki Yoshimi |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Judo |
| University | Tenri University |
| Notable club(s) | Asahi Kasei |
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Representing  Japan
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | –73 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2013 Rio de Janeiro | –73 kg |
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2015 Astana | –73 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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2012 Tashkent | –73 kg |
Shohei Ono (大野将平 Ōno Shōhei?, born 3 February 1992) is a Japanese judoka.
Ono is regarded as one of judo's top fighters, having won two World Championships and an Olympic gold medal. He has been the lightweight division's most dominant fighter, having remained unbeaten internationally since 2015. Specializing in uchi mata, he is known for his classical technique and all ippon style. He holds one of the highest ippon rates in judo. Ono is also one of the most searched judokas on the Internet.
Ono cemented his place as one of judo's biggest ippon players by winning the prestigious Grand Slam in Tokyo all by ippon. He defeated Lee Shing Him, Yertugan Torenov and Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar in the Round of 32, quarter-final and semi-final by ippon, and Etienne Briand by ippon and two yukos in the Round of 16. He met then reigning world champion and Olympic silver medalist Riki Nakaya in the final. Ono defeated Nakaya with a stunning ippon by osoto gari, adding to a waza-ari he scored earlier on. This would prove to be a turning point in one of the most heated rivalries in the lightweight division, with Ono breaking Nakaya's dominance in the division. The rivalry between the two Japanese fighters would go on for six years.
Ono continued his ippon streak at the Grand Slam in Paris, where he defeated Luiz Alcaraz del Rey and Dirk Van Tichelt by ippon in the Round of 32 and quarter-final, and Ljubisa Kovacevic by ippon and yuko in the Round of 16. His run for a consecutive Grand Slam win ended in the semi-final, where he lost against Tsagaanbaatar by waza-ari. With 30 seconds on the clock, the Mongol threw Ono for waza-ari with Ono's signature uchi mata. The match was already sealed in the former's favour with two shidos against Ono. The Japanese then showed his ippon style again in the bronze medal contest against Benjamin Darbelet with an uchi mata ippon in just eight seconds.
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