Keith Nakasone

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Keith Nakasone
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing Flag of the United States.svg USA
US National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGold1979
US National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGold1978
US National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGold1977
US National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGold1975

Keith Nakasone (born January 20, 1956) [1] is a former competitive judoka and native of Okinawa, Japan. [2]

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Judo career

University

Nakasone is a four time (1974–1977) national collegiate judo champion at San Jose State University competing in the 132 lbs division. [3] In 1978, Keith suffered a serious ankle injury. [4]

Olympic team

Nakasone qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He is one of 461 U.S. Olympians to receive a Congressional Gold Medal as a member of the 1980 Olympic team. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Keith Nakasone, Judoka, JudoInside
  2. ↑ Black Belt – Google Books
  3. ↑ Black Belt – Google Books
  4. ↑ Black Belt – Google Books
  5. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN   978-0942257403.
  6. ↑ "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-03-03.


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