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Yoshisada Yonezuka was born on 19 May, 1937, is an Olympic Judo coach. Discover Yoshisada Yonezuka'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 77 years old?
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19 May, 1937 |
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18 October, 2014 |
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Yoshisada Yonezuka Height, Weight & Measurements
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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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Yoshisada Yonezuka Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yoshisada Yonezuka worth at the age of 77 years old? Yoshisada Yonezuka’s income source is mostly from being a successful coach. He is from . We have estimated Yoshisada Yonezuka's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Yoshisada Yonezuka (米塚 義定), was a Judo instructor and two time U.S. Olympic Judo Team coach.
He began training in track and sumo wrestling as a child.
In 1954, he began to train in judo in high school and became the Northern Japan High School Champion in 1955.
He entered Nihon University in 1956.
In 1959, he was a member of the university team winning the team championship.
The following year he graduated Nihon University majoring in business.
Following his childhood dream he went to the United States and began teaching judo at West Point Military Academy.
In 1960 he moved to the United States.
In 1962, Yonezuka founded the Cranford Judo Karate Center.
He was also the founding coach of the Judo program at New Jersey Institute of Technology (then known as Newark College of Engineering) during the mid-60s.
Additionally, he served as an instructor at the Jerome Mackey judo schools.
Yonezuka was twice chosen to serve as head coach of the United States at the Olympics Judo Team, and he coached three U.S. World Judo Championships Teams as well.
Yonezuka believed that the Japanese could not accept that Judo became more like wrestling and less of a martial art.
He is also founder, former President and former Executive Director of the U.S. Sumo Federation.
Additionally he appeared on the cover of the United States Judo Federation Magazine along with Allen Coage in 1977.
He would also serve as coach of Sumo Wrestler Emanuel Yarbrough.
Since 1995 he also held the 8th Degree Black Belt in Judo from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Japan, an 8th Degree Black Belt in Karate, and was a Godan (Fifth Degree) in Sumo.
In 2007 he was awarded the rank of Kudan by the United States Judo Federation (USJF), which is the Ninth Degree black belt in Judo becoming one of only several American residents to be honored with the second highest Judo Degree.
Yonezuka died at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey, on October 18, 2014, of complications of Myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare form of blood cancer that resembles acute leukemia.
A bone marrow drive was attempted to no avail.
After defeating nine 2nd degree blackbelts in succession at the Kodokan, he received a special promotion to 3rd degree black belt.
He also began studying Shorinji Kempo and several styles of karate including wado ryu, and shito-ryu.
