Naoya Ogawa
Japanese judoka
小川 直也 · 小川直也 · 오가와 나오야
- Born
- 31 March 1968, Suginami
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- judo, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- judoka, mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Team / club
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Naoya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 直也, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships. Ogawa won the silver medal in the +95 kg judo weight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Ogawa is also known for his career in professional wrestling, where he primarily worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and took part in one of the promotion's most high-profile feuds of the 1990s with Shinya Hashimoto. Ogawa was also professional wrestling's two-time National Wrestling Alliance World's Heavyweight Champion.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 Asian Games | 1990 | |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | 1992 |
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Facts from Wikidata Q1376088 (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.