Masashi Ebinuma

Masashi Ebinuma 海老沼 匡
Born	(1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 Oyama, Japan
Native name	海老沼 匡
Nationality	Japan
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Division	Half-lightweight
Style	Judo
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	All Japan National Team Park 24
Trainer	Kenzo Nakamura
Rank	4th degree black belt in Judo
University	Meiji University
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London –66 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg World Championships 2011 Paris –66kg 2013 Rio de Janeiro –66kg 2014 Chelyabinsk –66 kg Universiade 2009 Belgrade –66kg

Masashi Ebinuma (海老沼 匡, Ebinuma Masashi, born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese judoka.

Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in 2011, 2013 and 2014. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion.^[1][2]

Ebinuma was a bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics, and is representing Japan in the 2016 Olympics.

Career

In one of the most controversial fights in judo with Ebinuma beating South Korea's Cho Jun-ho, Cho Jun-ho was initially announced as the victor. His score was overturned by the judges after a replay.

In the bronze medal match in the London 2012 olympics, an ippon was scored against him by Poland's Paweł Zagrodnik. It was downgraded to a waza-ari, saving him from defeat and earning him his first Olympic medal.^[3][4]

Palmares

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