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'''Nicolas Yonezuka''' is a former American competitor |
'''Nicolas Yonezuka''' is a former American competitor in the sport of [[Judo|judo]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/28/sports/sumo-wrestling-a-big-man-in-a-small-circle-who-may-be-olympic-bound.html SUMO WRESTLING - A Big Man in a Small Circle Who May Be Olympic-Bound - NYTimes.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was born in 1965,<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.whrhs.org/cms/lib07/NJ01001319/Centricity/Domain/22/Hall%2014/2014%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20-%20Nicholas%20Yonezuka.pdf Watchung Hills Regional High School Hall of Fame]</ref> and is from New Jersey.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NtIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=Nick+Yonezuka+olympics&source=bl&ots=18Bn2x7IEM&sig=mz0hH1DuTbkNwo0GCtexvto6tNw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iAwTVb-4M8WfgwSQz4GgDQ&ved=0CGIQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=Nick%20Yonezuka%20olympics&f=false Black Belt - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Yonezuka attended Watchung Hills Regional High School, where he made the schools Hall of Fame.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> He was taught judo by his father, [[Yoshisada Yonezuka]].<ref>[http://www.nekodokarate.com/about_masters.htm Seiko Seito Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Nicolas was a 5 time US National Judo Champion,<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics]] in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a [[List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients|Congressional Gold Medal]] many years later.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243-253}}</ref><ref>[http://judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> at the age of 16.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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Revision as of 18:16, 22 December 2017
Nicolas Yonezuka is a former American competitor in the sport of judo.[1] He was born in 1965,[2] and is from New Jersey.[3] Yonezuka attended Watchung Hills Regional High School, where he made the schools Hall of Fame.[2] He was taught judo by his father, Yoshisada Yonezuka.[4] Nicolas was a 5 time US National Judo Champion,[2] and 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, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later.[5][6] at the age of 16.[2]
References
- ^ SUMO WRESTLING - A Big Man in a Small Circle Who May Be Olympic-Bound - NYTimes.com
- ^ a b c d Watchung Hills Regional High School Hall of Fame
- ^ Black Belt - Google Books
- ^ Seiko Seito Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai History
- ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
- ^ US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present