Toshiyuki Seino

American judoka (born 1938)

Toshiyuki Seino

Personal information

Birth name| Toshiyuki Seino
Nationality|  American
Born|  (1938-10-26) October 26, 1938 (age 86)
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Alma mater| Los Angeles City College
Occupation| Judo Instructor
Height| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse| Midori Seino
Sport
Country| United States
Sport| Judo
Rank|  8th dan black belt
Club| Gardena Judo Club

Medal record

Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
| 1963 São Paulo | U70 kg
| 1967 Winnipeg | U70 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
| 1965 Guatemala City | U68 kg
| 1968 San Juan | U70 kg

Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com| 9962

Toshiyuki “Tosh” Seino (born October 1938) is an American former competitive judo athlete. Seino was born in Hawthorne, California, United States.[1] After spending several years incarcerated in an internment camp at California's Tule Lake during World War II, he and his family moved to Japan.[1] Seino won numerous judo competitions at both the national and international levels,[1] beating heavyweight Olympian George Harris, despite being a middleweight.[2] He returned to the United States at age 20. Seino was an AAU National Champion in Judo.[3] Seino enlisted in the US Air Force in 1959 and served as a self defense instructor.[4] Seino competed in three Judo World Championships.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "JudoInside - Toshiyuki Seino Judoka". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
2. ^ "Tosh Seino | United States Judo Federation". Usjf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
3. ^ "FACES IN THE CROWD". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
4. ^ "Our Senseis". Gardenajudo.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
5. ^ "Toshiyuki SEINO / IJF.org". Ijf.org. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

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