Nicolas Yonezuka is a former American competitor for judo.[1] He was born in 1965,[2] and was from New Jersey.[3] Yonezuka would attend Watchung Hills Regional High School, where he made the schools hall of fame.[2] He was taught judo by his father, Yoshisada Yonezuka.[4] The younger Yonezuka was a 5 time US National Judo Champion,[2] and became a member of the 1980 US Olympic Team[5] at the age of 16.[2]