Shiro Oishi
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US National Championships | ||
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Silver | 1966 |
US National Championships | ||
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Gold | 1969 |
Shiro Oishi, born in 1942,[1] is a former US National Champion in judo. In the US National championships, Oishi earned a Silver medal in 1966 and a Gold in 1969.[2] He is also a former national wrestling champion.[3]
Oishi moved from Tokyo to New York where in 1969 he opened a judo school.[4][5] He was revolutionary in his use of co-ed training.[6]
Oishi is currently a 7th degree black belt in judo.[3]
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- 1942 births
- American male judoka
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Living people
- Japanese emigrants to the United States
- American judo biography stubs