Sumio Endo

Sumio Endo (遠藤 純男, Endō Sumio; born 3 October 1950) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion.

Sumio Endo

Personal information
Born	(1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 74)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1976)
World Champ.	(1975, 1979)
Asian Champ.	(1974)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1976 Montreal +93 kg World Championships 1975 Vienna +93 kg 1979 Paris Open Asian Championships 1974 Seoul +93 kg 1974 Seoul Open
Profile at external databases
IJF	54427
JudoInside.com	5357
Updated on 21 June 2023

Endo is from Kōriyama, Fukushima. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Endo received a bronze medal in the heavyweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.^[1][2] He is world champion from 1975 and from 1979.

As of 2008, Endo coaches judo at North Asia University in Akita, Japan. He is also one of the 'Frontier Ambassadors' of his hometown Koriyama City.^[3]