| Birth date | 9 November 1989 (age 36) |
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| Birth place | Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Headercolor | lightsteelblue |
| Country | Japan |
| Weight class | +100 kg, Open |
| Worlds rank | 1 |
| Worlds year | 2010 |
| Worlds weight | Men's Open |
| Regionals rank | 3 |
| Regionals year | 2010 |
| Regionals weight | Men's +100 kg |
| Olympics rank | R16 |
| Olympics year | 2012 |
| Olympics weight | Men's +100 kg |
| Updated | 25 July 2023 |
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.[1]
References
- ^ "Daiki Kamikawa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-10-30.