Masashi Ebinuma

Masashi Ebinuma
Personal information
Native name海老沼 匡
Born (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990
Oyama, Japan
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materMeiji University
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class66 kg / 73 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
TeamAll Japan National Team
Park 24
Coached byKenzo Nakamura
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012, 2016)
World Champ. (2011, 2013, 2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London66 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro66 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris66 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro66 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk66 kg
Asian Games
2018 JakartaMixed Team
World Masters
2012 Almaty66 kg
2019 Qingdao73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Tokyo66 kg
2016 Paris66 kg
2019 Osaka73 kg
2015 Tokyo66 kg
2018 Osaka73 kg
2019 Düsseldorf73 kg
2008 Tokyo66 kg
2010 Tokyo66 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro66 kg
2011 Tokyo66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Abu Dhabi66 kg
2013 Düsseldorf66 kg
2014 Düsseldorf66 kg
2018 Budapest73 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok66 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2006 Jeju66 kg
2008 Sana'a66 kg
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1787
JudoInside.com37687
Updated on 24 May 2023

Masashi Ebinuma (海老沼 匡, Ebinuma Masashi; born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in 2011, 2013 and 2014. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion.

Ebinuma won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He married judoka Kana Abe in 2014. Both spouses are Asian and World champion judokas.