Joshiro Maruyama

Joshiro Maruyama
Personal information
Native name
丸山 城志郎
Born (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993
Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
‍–‍66 kg
     4th dan black belt
ClubTenri University
Miki House
Retired17 February 2025[1]
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2019, 2021)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Tokyo‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Budapest‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tashkent‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Doha‍–‍66 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2018 Guangzhou‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2018 Osaka‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Düsseldorf‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tokyo‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Tokyo‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Paris‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Osaka‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2016 Almaty‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Hohhot‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15144
JudoInside.com58502
Updated on 2 February 2024

Joshiro Maruyama (丸山 城志郎, Maruyama Jōshirō; born 11 August 1993) is a Japanese retired[1] judoka. He is famous for his signature uchi-mata technique.

Maruyama won a gold medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships[2] & 2021 World Judo Championships.[3]

Maruyama had a fierce rivalry with fellow Japanese -66 kg competitor, Hifumi Abe. The two fought in a highly anticipated and specially organized match to decide which player would be Japan's representative in the weight category for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The match ran almost twenty minutes into golden score, at which point Abe defeated Maruyama with an ouchi-gari, scoring waza-ari and ending the match.

References

  1. 1 2 "Maruyama Joshiro retires". eJudo (in Japanese). 17 February 2025. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "2019 World Judo Championships −66 kg results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ↑ JudoInside - World Championships Budapest Event
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