Hitoshi Sugai
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese judo
ka.
He started Judo at the age of 12.
He won consecutively the 1985 World Judo Championships and 1987 World Judo Championships.
Sugai later participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
, but was defeated by Stéphane Traineau
(France
) in the first round.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka.
He started Judo at the age of 12.
He won consecutively the 1985 World Judo Championships and 1987 World Judo Championships.
Sugai later participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. The open division was eliminated from the competition. Women's judo made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, as a demonstration sport...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, but was defeated by Stéphane Traineau
Stéphane Traineau
Stéphane Traineau is a French judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
(France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) in the first round.