Ryu Shichinohe

Ryū Shichinohe (七戸　龍, Shichinohe Ryū; born 14 October 1988 in Okinawa) is a male Japanese judoka.

Ryu Shichinohe

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2014, 2015)
Asian Champ.	(2017)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan World Championships 2014 Chelyabinsk +100 kg 2015 Astana +100 kg Asian Championships 2017 Hong Kong +100 kg World Masters 2015 Rabat +100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2014 Paris +100 kg 2015 Tokyo +100 kg 2017 Paris +100 kg 2012 Tokyo +100 kg 2016 Tokyo +100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Ulaanbaatar +100 kg 2015 Düsseldorf +100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	9158
JudoInside.com	46433
Updated on 3 July 2023

His father, Yasuhiro Shichinohe, is a former Kyokushin karate national champion and his mother is Belgian.^[1] In childhood, he practiced both judo and karate, but at the age of 13, he chose to focus only on judo.^[1] In 2011, after graduating from Fukuoka University, he was employed by Kyushu Electric Power.^[1]

Shichinohe won the silver medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships.^[1]