Doug Rogers (judoka)
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Alfred Harold Douglas Rogers was a Canadian Olympic competitor in judo, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the sport. He was an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. His
Doug Rogers, Isao Inokuma, Parnaoz Chikviladze and Anzor Kiknadze at the 1964 Olympics
Masahiko Kimura
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Masahiko Kimura was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to
Doug Rogers (judoka)
…Hall of Fame. His best results were a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a gold medal at the Pan American Games, in 1967. He was a student of Masahiko Kimura. Doug Rogers arrived in Japan in 1960 at the age of 19 with the specific intention of working on his judo. As a youth he had won the Ontario Minor…
Kimura in 1940
Kimura (right) along with his teacher Tatsukuma Ushijima (left).
Kimura vs Gracie, with the Japanese holding the Brazilian in a kesa-gatame.
Kimura (back) and Rikidōzan in the controversial 1954 match.