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Daiki Kamikawa

Japanese judoka

Born
9 November 1989, Yamaguchi
Citizenship
Japan
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
140 kg (309 lb)

Daiki Kamikawa (上川 大樹, Kamikawa Daiki; born 9 November 1989 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships by defeating Teddy Riner of France by a flags decision. Kamikawa is known for being a very technical judoka for a heavy weight and uses techniques such as harai goshi and uchi mata with frequency. He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2010 Asian Games2010
2012 Summer Olympics2012

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q2260508 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.