
Toshihiko Koga - Wikipedia
Toshihiko Koga (古賀 稔彦, Koga Toshihiko, 21 November 1967 – 24 March 2021 [2]) was a Japanese judoka, 9th degree black belt and Olympic champion who competed in the –71 kg and –78 kg divisions. [3] Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever. He died of cancer on 24 March 2021 at the age of 53.
Former Olympic great KOGA Toshihiko dies, aged 53
Japanese Olympic judoka star KOGA Toshihiko has died at the age of 53. Having missed out on a medal at Seoul 1988, Koga stormed to glory in the 71kg category at Barcelona 1992 despite a knee injury and earned a silver medal at Atlanta 1996. Known for his creativity, his untimely loss has reverberated around Japan and the world of judo.
Judo Legends: Toshihiko Koga Tribute Highlights 1967 - YouTube
Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions, he was widely considered as one of the best judokas of all time. T. Kog...
Remembering Judo Legend Toshihiko Koga
Judo Fanatics pays tribute to the passing of the legendary Toshihiko Koga, the greatest exponent of ippon-seoi-nage the world has ever seen.
Judo great Toshihiko Koga who never gave up dies at 53
2021年3月24日 · Renowned judoka Toshihiko Koga, who fought through a serious knee injury to capture the gold medal in the 71-kg class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died from cancer, sources said on...
Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Olympic judo champion, dies of …
2021年3月24日 · Toshihiko Koga, a Japanese Olympic judo champion at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died of cancer on March 24 at his home in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, his management company says. He was 53.
Toshihiko Koga: An Artist Has Gone / IJF.org - Judo
2021年3月24日 · Champion in two different categories (-71 and -78kg), he engraved planet judo with his legendary ippon-seoi-nage, his morote-seoi-nage with one hand and his sode-tsuri-komi-goshi with the reverse entry.
JudoInside - News - Judo legend Toshihiko Koga, dies at 53
2021年3月24日 · Toshihiko Koga, a Japanese Olympic judo champion at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died Wednesday at his home in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, people close to him said. He was 53. The three-time Olympian had been temporarily hospitalized in the spring of last year due to kidney cancer and underwent surgery.
Toshihiko Koga was the greatest exponent of ippon-seoi-nage …
2021年3月24日 · JudoInside and JudoCrazy pay tribute to the passing of the legendary Toshihiko Koga, the greatest exponent of ippon-seoi-nage the world has ever seen.
Toshihiko Koga Judoka - JudoInside
Toshihiko Koga is 1992 Olympic Champion and one of the greatest examples of technical judo. He was 1991 and 1995 World Champion and won four world medals. The legend won two Olympic medals, also bronze in 1996 and was 1986 junior World Champion.