Masao Murata

is a retired Japanese judoka.

Murata is from Ichinomiya, Aichi and moved to Moriguchi, Osaka when he was in the second grade. He belonged to Nippon Steel after graduating from Tokai University.

Murata was good at Uchimata, Seoi nage, Osotogari and Deashibarai

In 1987, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Essen, Germany. He was also expected to get a medal in the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992 but couldn't participate due to his own Chronic, Cervical disc herniation.

Murata retired in 1994. Now, he has been coaching judo at Biwako Seikei Sport College since 2007.

Achievements

1982 - Inter-highschool championships (-86 kg) 2nd

1983 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-86 kg) 1st

1984 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-86 kg) 1st

1985 - All-Japan University Championships (-86 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-86 kg) 3rd

1986 - All-Japan University Championships (-86 kg) 1st

- Jigoro Kano Cup (-86 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-86 kg) 2nd

1987 - World Championships (-86 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-86 kg) 1st

- Kodokan Cup (-86 kg) 3rd

1988 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-86 kg) 2nd

1989 - Kodokan Cup (-86 kg) 1st

1990 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-86 kg) 1st

1992 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-86 kg) 3rd

References

Japanese male judoka

Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture

Tokai University alumni

1964 births

Living people

Academic staff of Biwako Seikei Sport College

20th-century Japanese people

21st-century Japanese people