Keiji Suzuki

Keiji Suzuki (鈴木桂治, Suzuki Keiji, born 3 June 1980 in Jōsō, Ibaraki) is a Japanese judoka.

Keiji Suzuki
Keiji (right) at final of All-Japan Judo Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1980-06-03) 3 June 1980
Jōsō, Ibaraki, Japan
Alma materKokushikan University
OccupationJudoka
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg, +100 kg, Open
Rank     7th dan black belt
Coached byKoichi Iwabuchi
Hitoshi Saito
KumiteLeft
PositionHeisei Kanzai
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2004)
World Champ. (2003, 2005)
Asian Champ. (2002)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2004 Athens +100 kg
World Championships
2003 Osaka Open
2005 Cairo 100 kg
2010 Tokyo Open
2011 Tyumen Open
Asian Games
2002 Busan 100 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty +100 kg
2009 Taipei +100 kg
World Masters
2010 Suwon +100 kg
2011 Baku +100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Tokyo +100 kg
2010 Rio de Janeiro +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Qingdao +100 kg
2010 Tunis +100 kg
2010 Düsseldorf +100 kg
2011 Düsseldorf +100 kg
2012 Düsseldorf +100 kg
World Juniors Championships
1998 Cali 100 kg
Summer Universiade
2001 Beijing 100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1777
JudoInside.com6559
Updated on 30 May 2023.

Suzuki won the Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division in 2004. He is also a two-time world champion.

Suzuki is noted for being a remarkably small judoka in the heavyweight division; he also regularly competed in the light-heavyweight (100 kg) class.

Suzuki is known as having some of the best Ashi-waza of all heavyweights.

Suzuki was eliminated in the first round of the +100 kg event at the 2010 World Championships in Yoyogi, Japan, via ippon by Janusz Wojnarowicz of Poland.

Suzuki dislocated his shoulder in the semi-finals of the 2012 All-Japan Judo Championships and subsequently announced his retirement as he was not selected to represent Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Suzuki was appointed Men's Heavyweight Coach for the Japanese team by the new head coach, his friend and former rival Kosei Inoue.

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