Keiji Suzuki

Keiji (right) at final of All-Japan Judo Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1980-06-03) 3 June 1980 (age 43) Jōsō, Ibaraki, Japan
Alma mater	Kokushikan University
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg, +100 kg, Open
Rank	7th dan black belt[1]
Coached by	Koichi Iwabuchi Hitoshi Saito
Kumite	Left
Position	Heisei Kanzai
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2004)
World Champ.	(2003, 2005)
Asian Champ.	(2002)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2004 Athens +100 kg World Championships 2003 Osaka Open 2005 Cairo ‍–‍100 kg 2010 Tokyo Open 2011 Tyumen Open Asian Games 2002 Busan ‍–‍100 kg Asian Championships 2004 Almaty +100 kg 2009 Taipei +100 kg World Masters 2010 Suwon +100 kg 2011 Baku +100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Tokyo +100 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Qingdao +100 kg 2010 Tunis +100 kg 2010 Düsseldorf +100 kg 2011 Düsseldorf +100 kg 2012 Düsseldorf +100 kg World Juniors Championships 1998 Cali ‍–‍100 kg Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1777
JudoInside.com	6559
Updated on 30 May 2023.

Keiji Suzuki (鈴木桂治, Suzuki Keiji, born 3 June 1980 in Jōsō, Ibaraki)^[2] is a Japanese judoka.

Suzuki won the Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division in 2004. He is also a two-time world champion.

Suzuki is noted for being a remarkably small judoka in the heavyweight division; he also regularly competed in the light-heavyweight (‍–‍100 kg) class.

Suzuki is known as having some of the best Ashi-waza of all heavyweights.

Suzuki was eliminated in the first round of the +100 kg event at the 2010 World Championships in Yoyogi, Japan, via ippon by Janusz Wojnarowicz of Poland.^[3]

Suzuki dislocated his shoulder in the semi-finals of the 2012 All-Japan Judo Championships and subsequently announced his retirement as he was not selected to represent Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Suzuki was appointed Men's Heavyweight Coach for the Japanese team by the new head coach, his friend and former rival Kosei Inoue.