Minoru Hatashita

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Minoru "Frank" Hatashita (17 September 1919 – 24 August 1996) was the first Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of hachidan (8th dan) and was deeply involved in the development and promotion of Judo in Canada. He was the President of the Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association (now Judo Canada) for 18 years, President of the Pan-American Judo Union, Vice-President of the International Judo Federation, and Doug Rogers' coach at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where Rogers won silver. Hatashita was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1996.[1][2]

Minoru Hatashita
Hatashita instructing a judo class in 1955
Personal information
Nickname(s)Frank, Canada's Mr. Judo
Born(1919-09-17)17 September 1919
Vancouver, British Columbia
Died24 August 1996(1996-08-24) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Rank     Hachidan (8th dan)
ClubHatashita Judo Club
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. pp. 111–12.
  2. ^ Edwards, Peter (30 August 1996). "Frank Hatashita made judo dynasty". The Toronto Star. pp. A9.

Further reading

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  • Christie, James (23 November 2007). "Hatashita judo legacy alive and well". The Globe & Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  • "Judo Members Still Training Despite Fire". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 3 March 1965. p. 29.
  • Rosenfeld, Bobbie (25 May 1957). "JUDO: The Refined Art of Incapacitating: If you want to get thumped on the tatami by the koshiwaza, step right up". The Globe Magazine. Toronto: The Globe and Mail. p. 20.