Goki Uemura
Canadian judoka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | 8th dan black belt |
| Club | Shin Bu Kan Judo Club |
Goki Uemura (born 1943) is a Canadian judoka who represented Canada in the 1973 World Judo Championships in the -70 kg category. [1] He is one of just seventeen Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of hachidan (eighth dan)[2] and co-founded the Shin Bu Kan Judo Club in Etobicoke, Ontario in 1982, which later relocated in Mississauga, Ontario and is now also known as the Mississauga Judo Club.[3]
See also
- Judo in Ontario
- Judo in Canada
- List of Canadian judoka
References
- ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 171.
- ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 181.
- ^ "About". Mississauga Judo Club. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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