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Naohisa Takato was born on 30 May, 1993 in Hasuda, Saitama, Japan, is a Japanese judoka. Discover Naohisa Takato's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 30 years old?
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Hasuda, Saitama, Japan |
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Japan
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He is a member of famous Judoka with the age 30 years old group.
Naohisa Takato Height, Weight & Measurements
At 30 years old, Naohisa Takato height is 160 cm and Weight 60 kg.
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160 cm |
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60 kg |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Naohisa Takato Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Naohisa Takato worth at the age of 30 years old? Naohisa Takato’s income source is mostly from being a successful Judoka. He is from Japan. We have estimated Naohisa Takato's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Naohisa Takato (髙藤直寿) is a Japanese judoka.
Takato is currently the top ranked judoka in the world in the extra-lightweight division.
Both are trained by Minoru Konegawa, and had a 48 place difference in world rankings, with Takato ranked seventh and Nagayama 56th at the time.
Takato attempted throughout the bout to bring the fight to newaza, however was unable to break Nagayama's defense.
He most notably used sankaku jime.
With one minute left, Takato attempted ashi guruma, but was unsuccessful and was left with a disadvantageous position as Nagayama was standing up.
Nagayama then used uchi mata to throw Takato for ippon.
The upset left Takato smiling as he congratulated Nagayama, settling for a silver medal.
He started attending Tokai University in 2012, and had graduated in 2016.
Takato returned to the Grand Slam in Tokyo for his first outing after the Olympics.
He faced Yanislav Gerchev of Bulgaria in his first fight, and showed his form with sode tsurikomi goshi, successfully scoring yuko and waza-ari with the skill.
He then faced Korea's Choi In Hyuk in a deadlocked fight.
Despite being scoreless, Choi was penalised twice for passivity, driving Takato through to the semi-final.
The bout was another tight fight as scores were nil, neither being able to successfully throw.
After nearly ten minutes of play, Takato finally had a breakthrough with kosoto gari for yuko for a place in the final.
It was an all-Japan bout in the final, with Ryuju Nagayama as his opponent.
He became one of judo's most prominent fighters by winning the 2013 World Championships.
In the same year, he also won the Masters in Tyumen, and the prestigious Grand Slams in Paris, Tokyo and Moscow.
With these successes, Takato was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2013 and 2014.
He had an all-win record in 2013.
Specializing in drop kata guruma, his physical and technical fighting style has become iconic in judo.
This would be Takato's third win at Paris, having won in 2013 and 2015.
Outside the mat, Takato was one of the most searched judokas in 2015, and the top earning male judoka on the IJF circuit since 2012.
He is the most-decorated judoka on the IJF World Tour, winning more gold medals in Grand Slam competitions than anyone else.
Takato won the bronze medal as Japan's extra-lightweight representative at the 2016 Olympics and won the gold medal in the same event at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Takato began judo at the age of 7.
He joined Nogi-machi judo club as an elementary school student, which was also attended by future teammate Masashi Ebinuma.
He had won in various weight divisions throughout elementary and middle school.
An alma mater of Sagami junior high and high school, he won several national titles representing the school as well as the world cadet championships.
Takato opened his international competition in 2017 with the Grand Slam in Paris.
This would be the first event that would utilise revised rules of judo.
He faced local Vincent Manquest in his first fight and scored waza-ari with seoi nage.
He then earned ippon with kesa-gatame after bringing the fight to the ground, going through to round 3.
Takato fired an early waza-ari with kouchi gari, and scored a second using ouchi gari.
He then transitioned to newaza, pinning his opponent again with kesa gatame, showing a versatility masterclass.
The bout only lasted 40 seconds, as Takato threw him for ippon with kouchi gari.
He then went against Azerbaijan's Orkhan Safarov, who was the only fighter in the tournament to throw Takato for a score with kosoto gari.
However, with Takato scoring two waza-aris, both using kouchi gari, and then eventually scoring ippon, he was through to the final.
Takato won his final fight by waza-ari, again with kouchi gari, and another newaza ippon with ushiro yoko shiho gatame.