Sumio Endo
Japanese judoka
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| Intro | Japanese judoka | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Athlete Martial artist Judoka | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1950, Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan | |
| Age | 75 years |
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Sumio Endo (遠藤 純男, Endō Sumio, born 3 October 1950) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion.
He is from Kōriyama, Fukushima. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
He received a bronze medal in the heavyweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He is world champion from 1975 and from 1979.
As of 2008, He coaches judo at North Asia University in Akita, Japan.