Masahiko Kimura
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Japanese judoka and professional wrestler (1917–1993)
Key facts
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Born
- ( 1917-09-10 ) September 10, 1917, Kumamoto , Empire of Japan
- Died
- April 18, 1993 (1993-04-18) (aged 75), Tokyo , Japan
- Alma mater
- Takushoku University
- Occupation s
- Judoka, professional wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 84 kg (185 lb)
- Sport
- Judo
- Rank
- 7th dan black belt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Kumamoto
- Place of death
- Japan
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
- Educated at
- Takushoku University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Student of
- Kanō Jigorō
- Sport
- judo
- Mass
- 85
- Image
- Masahiko Kimura 2.jpg
- Height
- 170
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- date of birth
- 1917-09-10
- date of death
- 1993-04-18
- Commons category
- Kimura Masahiko
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in kana
- きむら まさひこ
- name in native language
- 木村政彦
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Encyclopedic overview
Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1993) 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 1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. In the Japanese professional wrestling world, he is known for being one of Japan's earliest stars and the controversial match he had with Rikidōzan.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Masahiko Kimura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.