Jun Konno

Japanese judoka
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Quick Facts

IntroJapanese judoka
PlacesJapan
isAthlete Martial artist Judoka
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth20 March 1967, Saitama Prefecture
Age57 years
The details

Biography

Jun Konno (金野 潤, Konno Jun, born 20 March 1967) is a Japanese judoka. He is four times Asian champion and also won All-Japan Judo Championships in 1994 and 1997.
He is from Saitama Prefecture and began judo at the age of a seventh grader. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Sohgo Security Services. He was long time before retiring itself from the high school days, a rival of Naoya Ogawa.
Konno also well known that he and Hidehiko Yoshida quarrelled at the final of All-Japan Championships in 1994, for Konno's dangerous skills like Kanibasami and Joint lock (Movie).
As of 2010, Konno coaches judo at his alma mater, Nihon University.

Achievements

  • 1986 - World Junior Championships (+95 kg) 2nd
- All-Japan Junior Championships (+95 kg) 2nd
- All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) 2nd
  • 1987 - All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) 2nd
  • 1989 - Pacific Rim Championships (+95 kg) 1st
  • 1990 - Jigoro Kano Cup (Openweight) 2nd
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd
  • 1991 - Asian Championships (Openweight) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 2nd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd
  • 1993 - Asian Championships (Openweight) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 2nd
- All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd
  • 1994 - Asian Games (+95 kg) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 1st
  • 1995 - Kodokan Cup (+95 kg) 2nd
  • 1996 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 5th
  • 1997 - Asian Championships (+95 kg) 1st
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 1st
  • 1998 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 5th
- Kodokan Cup (+100 kg) 1st
  • 1999 - Jigoro Kano Cup (+100 kg) 7th
- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) Loss
  • 2000 - All-Japan Selected Championships (+100 kg) 3rd

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