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.

Jun Konno
Personal information
Born (1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 (age 57)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima +95 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Osaka Open
Gold medal – first place 1993 Macau Open
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila +95 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com2895

Career

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He is from Saitama Prefecture[1] and began judo at the age of a seventh grader.[2] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Achievements

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  • 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
- 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
- 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

References

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  1. ^ "近代柔道2006年2月号 -基礎体力アップトレーニング特集-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 February 2006.
  2. ^ a b "sports navi.com Coaching119~スポーツ指導のために~ -第18回:選手に気付かせ自立させる柔道指導法 日本大学柔道部監督・金野潤氏-". 14 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "柔道技名まるわかりBOOK -これ一冊ですべてがわかる-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 10 January 2008.ISBN 978-4583615080
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