Toshihiko Koga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Toshihiko Koga
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1967(1967-11-21)
Age	57
Date Of Death	March 24, 2021, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Birthplace	Kitashigeyasu
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saga Prefecture
Horoscope	Scorpio

Toshihiko Koga Biography

Toshihiko Koga is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on November 21, 1967 in Kitashigeyasu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Koga was born in Kitashigeyasu, Saga, Japan. He began judo in elementary school. He traveled to Tokyo during junior-high school to enter Kodogakusha, a judo school later attended by Olympic gold medalists Hidehiko Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto. He continued his education at the Nippon Sport Science University, and captured several awards including five consecutive championships at the Kodokan Cup and six consecutive championships at the All- Japan Judo Championships (all in the 71 kg division). He placed 3rd in the 1987 World Judo Championships held in Essen, and was chosen to participate in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the 3rd round of the competition. Koga returned to the Olympics in 1992 after winning the 1989 and 1991 World Judo Championships, but seriously injured his left knee during a randori (sparring) session against Hidehiko Yoshida, which prevented him from using his best technique; the Ippon Seoinage. He won the gold medal overcoming this injury, and was given the JOC Sports Award by the Japanese Olympic Committee.

Koga briefly retired from competitive judo after his victory at the Olympics, but made his return with a gold medal at the 1995 World Judo Championships in Chiba, Japan. He suffered a surprising defeat by ippon in a qualification match for the 1996 Summer Olympics, but was chosen as the representative anyway because of his past experience in the Olympic games. He ended his third appearance at the Olympics with a silver medal in the -78 kg division.

Toshihiko Koga Net Worth

Toshihiko Koga is one of the richest Judoka from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Toshihiko Koga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Toshihiko Koga (古賀 稔彦 , Koga Toshihiko, born November 21, 1967) is a retired judoka and Olympic champion who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions. Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Toshihiko Koga height 169 cm Tyler weight 78 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Tyler Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Toshihiko Koga celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.