Naoya Ogawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Naoya Ogawa

Japanese judoka

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1968

Place of Birth: Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: judoka, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Naoya Ogawa

  • Naoya Ogawa (?? ??, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese Olympic and world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist.
  • He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships.
  • Ogawa won the silver medal in the +95 kg judo weight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Ogawa is also known for his career in professional wrestling, where he primarily worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and took part in one of the promotion's most high-profile feuds of the 1990s with Shinya Hashimoto.
  • In professional wrestling, Ogawa was a two-time National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight champion.

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