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| Born | 8 March 2002 Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5th (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatsuru Saito (born 8 March 2002) is a Japanese judoka who won the 2022 All-Japan Judo Championships. [1] [2] [3]
Saito is the son of Olympic champion Hitoshi Saito. [4]
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