Shiro Oishi
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Judo | ||
Representing  USA
| ||
| US National Championships | ||
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Silver | 1966 |
| US National Championships | ||
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Gold | 1969 |
Shiro Oishi (Japanese: 大石 史郎, Hepburn: Ōishi Shirō, born 1942) is a Japanese-American judoka and Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He was the 1969 AAU National Lightweight Judo Champion, the 1976 AAU National Greco-Roman, and the 1980 AAU National Masters Judo Champion.[2] In the US National championships, Oishi earned a Silver medal in 1966 and a Gold in 1969.[3]
Born in Japan, Oishi moved from Tokyo to New York as an art student, where in 1969 he opened a judo school.[4][5] He was revolutionary in his use of co-ed training.[6] He holds an 8th dan black belt in judo.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- Black Rain (1989) - Sato's Yakuza
- Scenes from a Mall (1991) - Man on Carphone
- Other People's Money (1991) - Japanese Businessman
- Old Dogs (2009) - Japanese Executive
References
[edit]- ^ Judo dojo lands on its feet as a student gives
- ^ Oishi Judo Club New York City.com : Profile
- ^ Shiro Oishi, Judoka, JudoInside
- ^ The Calm Before the Thud New York Times Regional
- ^ Discover Your Inner Olympian – The New York Sun
- ^ Black Belt – Google Books
- ^ "Oishi Judo". www.oishi-judo.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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