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| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 1989 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Half heavyweight (95 kg) |
Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport, and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors due to an emphasis on "randori" instead of "kata" alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a "judoka", and the judo uniform is called "judogi".
Michael Lee Swain is one of the most successful American judoka. He competed in countless international competitions. He is now the VP of Martial Arts at Dollamur, Sports LP where he develops and sells Martial Arts equipment and continues to be a spokesperson and board member for USA Judo.
Vitalii Mihailov is a Moldovan judoka.
Hrvoje Panžić is a Croatian judoka.
Koen Sleeckx is a Belgian judoka.
Robertas Rimas is a Lithuanian judoka.
Martijn van Oostrum is a Dutch judoka.
Jamie Johnson is a British judoka.
Tamás Kovács is a Hungarian judoka.
Federico Cainero is an Italian judoka.
Valeriu Perdivara is a Romanian judoka.
Vardan Moivsisian is an Armenian judoka.
Paweł Smoliniec is a Polish judoka.
Christophe Brunet is a French judoka.
Pasi Lauren is a Finnish judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Patrick van Loon is a Dutch judoka.
Uwe Frenz is a German judoka.
Robert Gess is a German judoka, who won the World Cup in Rome in 2012.
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The Judo Union of Asia (JUA) is the governing body of judo in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF). JUA was formed in 1956 in Tokyo (Japan), with Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand being the founder members. JUA has headquarters in Kuwait and consists of 39 member federations.
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