Yukimitsu Kano (27 March 1932 – 8 March 2020) was a senior administrator in judo,[1] and was the fourth president of the Kodokan and the President of the All Japan Judo Federation.[1] He was the son of Risei Kano and grandson of the founder of Judo Jigoro Kano.[2] He served from 1980 to 1995 as the President of the Judo Union of Asia.[2] He was an advocate of Kodokan Judo over the International Judo Federation.[3] On 9 March 2020, it was reported that he died at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Japan's new head of Judo, Haruki Uemura, talks about his thoughts". Judo-voj.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Messner, Nicolas. "Grandson of the Founder of Judo passed away". IJF.org. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Clayton Jones (4 January 1991). "Foreign Judo Jolts Japanese". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Judo Insider (9 March 2020). "YUKIMITSU KANO PASSED AWAY (87)". Judo Insider. Retrieved 9 March 2020.


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