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Masato Tamura

American judoka

Born
1913
Died
1982
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka

Masato Tamura (1913–1982) was an American judoka. He was born in Fife, Washington, United States, in 1913. By 1965 he was a 7th dan in judo. In 1969, Tamura was awarded the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame for Judo Instructor. In 1972 he operated a dojo in California.

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Facts from Wikidata Q20679225 (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.

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