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Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 22, 1950
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Sport | Judo |
Kenneth Okada (born February 22, 1950) is an American judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Canada competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 85 competitors, 74 men and 11 women, took part in 77 events in 14 sports.
Kenneth Braaten is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2005. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Braaten also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2001 and a silver in 1999.
Kenneth Maxwell Wallace, is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.
Kenneth George Wiesner was an American high jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. Wiesner attended Marquette University, where he was a three-time NCAA high jump champion. After the 1946 season he retired and became a dentist at U.S. Navy. He returned to compete at the 1952 Olympics, and in 1953 broke the world indoor record three times.
Kenneth Cheruiyot is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long-distance running. He is most famous for winning the Rotterdam Marathon in 2000. He finished second in the event in 2001 and 2002. In 2002 he fell to the ground and broke his arm after 10 kilometers of running, but still managed to finish and even grab silver.
Kenneth Joseph Matthews, MBE was a British race walker, who won the Olympic (1964) and European (1962) titles in the 20 km walk.
Hirotaka Okada is a retired judoka who competed in the –78 kg and –86 kg divisions.
Akinobu Okada is a Japanese baseball manager and former player who manages the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Sitzberger was an American diver. After 4 years of Chicago Catholic League Champion at Fenwick High School, competing in the 3 m springboard he won a bronze medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a gold at the 1964 Olympics. In 1964, Sitzberger was trailing the teammate Frank Gorman after nine of the ten dives, but Gorman performed poorly on his last dive, while Sitzberger was nearly flawless.
Shoken Okada is a Japanese retired slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 36th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Colin Kenneth Beashel is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team Australia II in 1983 and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996. He became, jointly with Brazilian Torben Grael, the eighth sailor to compete at six Olympics. He helmed Australia Challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.
Kenneth Leslie Doubleday is an Australian former hurdler and triple jumper who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Rana Okada is a Japanese snowboarder. She has represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Harumitsu Okada is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Maurice Churchill was an American athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Caskey was an American athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Bruce Reinsfield is a New Zealand wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 82 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His younger brother, Steve, is also an Olympic wrestler.
Kenneth Howard Clarke was an Australian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Beck was an American water polo player. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.
Kozeki Okada was a Japanese equestrian. He competed in the individual dressage event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.