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West Long Branch, NJ
Name: Jack Yonezuka
Weight Category: 73 kg
Club: NYAC / Cranford JKC
Birthdate: May 20, 2003
International Judo Federation Competition History: Jack Yonezuka IJF Profile
Personal: At just 21 years old, Yonezuka was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Judo Team in Paris. Yonezuka hails from one of the most storied families in USA Judo. He is the son of 1980 Olympian Nick Yonezuka and the grandson of two-time Olympic coach Yoshisada Yonezuka. Although Yonezuka’s grandfather passed away in 2014, the club he founded, Cranford Judo JKC, has produced nine Olympians from 1980 – 2021. Yonezuka made history as a junior, becoming the first U.S. man to win two medals at the Junior World Championships with bronze in 2022 and silver in 2023. In March of 2024, Yonezuka won his first World Tour medal with a bronze at the Upper Austria Grand Prix, becoming the second U.S. man to win a Grand Prix medal during the Paris quadrennium.
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(Colorado Springs, CO) – After nearly two years and nearly 100 qualifying tournaments, Team USA has qualified four athletes for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.Team USA’s qualifiers are as follows: Maria Laborde (Kenosha, WI / NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National ...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Two-time Junior World medalist Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) held onto his position among the top 17 on the filtered Olympic Ranking List after a top-32 result in the 73 kg division at the Senior Wo...
PARIS, France - Taking to the tatami at Champs-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Monday, 21-year-old Jack Yonezuka's (West Long Branch, N.J. / NYAC / Cranford JKC) match with Moldova's Adil Osmanov in the men's -73kg division was ended 3:40 into the contest wh...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) earned the top finish of the weekend for Team USA at the Dushanbe Grand Slam in Tajikistan where he placed seventh in the 73 kg division on Saturday.2024 Dushanbe Grand...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Three members of Team USA advanced to the round of 16 over the weekend at the Tbilisi Grand Slam in Georgia.2024 Tbilisi Grand Slam ResultsAri Berliner (Schenectady, NY / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center), Jack Yonezuka (West Lo...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Two-time Junior World medalist Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) won his first medal on the Senior World Tour, taking bronze at the Upper Austria Grand Prix in Linz on Saturday.2024 Upper Austria Grand ...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) earned the top finish for Team USA at the Portugal Grand Prix over the weekend, advancing to the round of 16 in the men’s 73 kg division at the Olympic qualifier in Odi...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Two-time Junior World medalist Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) has been recognized as one of the sport’s standouts and a nominee for the International Judo Federation’s Rising Star Award.Presented ann...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Two-time Junior World medalist Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) won his third major senior international medal of the season on Friday with a bronze medal finish at the Perth Oceania Open in Australia....
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Twenty-year-old Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford JKC) continued his quest to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games on Wednesday when he placed fifth in the 73 kg division at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.2023 Abu ...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – The history Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NY / NYAC / Cranford Judo & Karate Center) made at the 2022 Junior Worlds got an additional chapter written on Thursday when the Paris Olympic hopeful won a second straight medal wit...
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Two members of Team USA broke a six-year drought for the U.S. men on the Junior European Cup circuit over the weekend with Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, NJ / NYAC / Cranford Judo & Karate Center) and Alex Semenenko (Staten I...
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USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2025 Youth National Championships at the Salt Palace Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Championship...
USA Judo is pleased to welcome you to the 2023 Youth National Championships at the Georgia International Convention Center.The Youth Nationals draws more than 500 of the best athletes from ages 5-20 throughout the nation annually to vie for National Ch...
