Hisayoshi Harasawa (原沢 久喜, Harasawa Hisayoshi, born 3 July 1992) is a Japanese judoka. [1] [2] Harasawa was considered a staple of Japanese heavyweight judo throughout the 2010s decade.[ citation needed]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg. [3] where he won the silver medal on the final against gold medal winner Teddy Riner.
After being seeded #2 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Harasawa once again faced Teddy Riner, this time for the men's +100 kg bronze medal. Riner defeated Harasawa by ippon. [4]
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