judokas
30 notable judokas on file — 9 still here, 21 not.
still with us
Khabib Nurmagomedov
aliveRussian professional mixed martial artist
born 1988
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Ronda Rousey
aliveAmerican former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka
born 1987
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Joe Rogan
aliveAmerican broadcaster, comedian, and actor (born 1967)
born 1967
Teddy Riner
aliveFrench judoka
born 1989
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Kayla Harrison
aliveAmerican Olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
born 1990
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Amanda Nunes
aliveBrazilian mixed martial artist
born 1988
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Merab Dvalishvili
aliveGeorgian mixed martial artist (born 1991)
born 1991
Ian Garry
aliveIrish mixed martial arts fighter
born 1997
Robert Sullivan
aliveBritish judoka
born 1949
gone
Sonny Chiba
deadJapanese actor and martial artist
1939 – 2021
Isamu Sonoda
deadJapanese judoka
1946 – 2026
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
deadNorthern Cheyenne politician, athlete and rancher
1933 – 2025
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
deadJapanese judoka
1946 – 2026
Takayuki Kubota
deadJapanese martial artist
1934 – 2024
Eric Hänni
deadSwiss judoka
1938 – 2024
Tibor Kincses
deadHungarian Olympic judoka
1960 – 2025
Slavko Obadov
deadSerbian judoka
1948 – 2025
Luiz Onmura
deadBrazilian judoka
1960 – 2024
Dimitar Zapryanov
deadBulgarian judoka
1960 – 2024
Paul Barth
deadWest German judoka
1945 – 2026
Beata Maksymow
deadPolish judoka
1967 – 2024
Wolfgang Zuckschwerdt
deadGerman judoka
1949 – 2026
Helmut Howiller
deadEast German judoka
1943 – 2024
Valery Rukhledev
deadRussian deaf athlete
1948 – 2026
Yoshiharu Minami
deadJapanese judoka
1951 – 2024
Jorge Aguirre
deadArgentinian judoka
1962 – 2025
Ferenc Szabó
deadHungarian judoka
1948 – 2025
Marie Michele St. Louis
deadMauritian judoka
1968 – 2024
Li Chang-su
deadSouth Korean judoka
1967 – 2026
Yoshimi Masaki
deadjudoka
1962 – 2026