Arthur Canario
BornBrooklyn, New York, United States
StyleJudo
Teacher(s)Hank Kraft
Arthur Canario
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  United States
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place US National Championships1971
UBelgium Masters
Silver medal – second place Belgium Masters[1]2014

Arthur Canario (born in Brooklyn, New York)[2] is a former nationally ranked judo practitioner and collegiate football player for Long Island University at CW Post.[3] As an offensive tackle at LIU,[4] he became an Academic All-American and graduated magna cum laude in 1973.[5] He later attended the Georgetown University School of Medicine[5] and became an orthopedic surgeon.[4]

Judo career

Canario started studying judo as a result of a Christmas present from his parents in 1965.[6][7] When he began, at the Queens Judo Center in New York, his coach, Hank Kraft, said he had "two left feet".[5] However, he eventually worked his way to the top of the sport.[8] At the 1965 New York Yudanshakai Junior Tournament, held at the Prospect Park YMCA, he placed third in the 16-year-old unlimited category.[9]

At his peak, Canario was a 6'5, 220-pound heavyweight.[5] He was ranked as one of the top 3 judo fighters in the United States in 1971,[5] and won the national heavyweight title that year over Charles Hooks.[5][10] Although he was named to the US International Team,[11] he was unable to compete at the 1971 World Championships in Germany.[12]

In 2006, he became a 4th degree black belt in judo[4] and competed in the World Masters Judo Competition. Two years later, in 2008, he won the United States Judo Association's Hall of Fame Award for Outstanding Male Masters Competitor.[13] In 2010, he won the bronze medal at the Grand Master and Kata World Championships.[14]

Canario is currently active in the New York Athletic Club and represents it in competitions.[4] He is also the president of the World Masters Judo Association.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Veteran Athletes Represent USA Judo in Belgium Masters". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dr Arthur Canario, On the NYAC Judo Open Cup and Sports in Central and South Asia". BitLanders.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. ↑ "LIU Post Pioneers Athletics Site". LIU Post Athletics.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Active Interest Media, Inc. (October 1971). "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide: 32. ISSN 0277-3066.
  6. ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (1971-07-04). "Canario Doesn't Flip for Anonymity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 31 December 1971. ISSN 0277-3066.
  8. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc. 1971. ISSN 0277-3066.
  9. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 62 November 1965. ISSN 0277-3066.
  10. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 21 September 1971. ISSN 0277-3066.
  11. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 14 November 1971. ISSN 0277-3066.
  12. ↑ "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 23 June 1972. ISSN 0277-3066.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2015-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Team USA won five medals at the Grand Master and Kata World Championships last week in Budapest, Hungary". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original (TXT) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Judo Greats". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
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