Koichiro Mitani

Koichiro Mitani (三谷 浩一郎, Mitani Kōichirō, born 18 November 1968) is a retired Japanese judoka.

Koichiro Mitani

Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Judo
Asian Championships
	1993 Macau	+95 kg
East Asian Games
	1993 Shanghai	Open

Mitani is from Fukuyama, Hiroshima and began judo at the age of a first grader.[1] He belonged to Japan Highway Public Corporation after graduation from Kinki University in 1991.[1]

Mitani was good at Ippon seoi nage, Osotogari and Uchi mata sukashi.[2]

In 1993, he won a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Macau and at the East Asian Games held in Shanghai. He also participated in the All-Japan Championships 9 times from 1990 to 2000.

After retirement, Mitani coached judo at Japan Highway Public Corporation and All-Japan Youth Team.

Achievements

• 1990 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (+95 kg) 3rd

- World University Championships (Openweigh) 1st

- All-Japan University Championships (+95 kg) 3rd

• 1991 - Pacific Rim Championships (Openweigh) 1st
• 1992 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd

- All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (+95 kg) 2nd

• 1993 - Asian Championships (+95 kg) 1st

- East Asian Games (Openweigh) 1st

- Paris Super World Cup (Openweigh) 1st

• 1994 - Kodokan Cup (+95 kg) 2nd
• 1995 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (+95 kg) 3rd
• 1996 - Jigoro Kano Cup (Openweigh) 2nd

- All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 2nd

• 1999 - All-Japan Championships (Openweight only) 3rd

References

1. "近代柔道 2004年4月号 転機-あの試合、あの言葉 第28回-三谷浩一郎-". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 20 April 2004.
2. "Sports Click : 柔道 - 5th Technical Seminar". Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009.