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| Born | 3 April 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(1988, 1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 53467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 5414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 4 June 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tadanori Koshino (越野 忠則, Koshino Tadanori, born 3 April 1966 in Shiranuka, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in the –60 kg division.[1]
Koshino began learning judo with a local sports team while he was in elementary school, and became the Hokkaidō Prefecture champion for his weight class in junior-high school.[2] He placed third in the inter-highschool tournament during his senior year, and entered Tōkai University in 1985.[2] He won the Shoriki Cup twice while attending the university, and joined the Toyo Suisan corporation after graduating.[2] He won the Kodokan Cup for 4 consecutive years from 1989 to 1992 and All-Japan Weight Class Judo Championships for 3 consecutive years from 1989 to 1991,[3] and placed second in the World Judo Championships in 1989 before winning the world championships in 1991. He retired from competitive judo after finishing with a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He became an instructor for the International Budo University in April, 1993.
