Nomura's grandfather ran a local Judo school, his father had coached 1984 Olympic. Tadahiro Nomura was born December 10, 1974 to a Judo family in Koryo, Japan.

France's Teddy Riner can cement his place as judo's "king" by winning his third Olympic gold in Tokyo -- according to the only person ever to achieve the feat: Tadahiro Nomura. The retired ...

Nomura described the French heavyweight as an “awesome athlete” who is “very kind and charming,” and said that Riner’s 10 world championship titles make him “the king, definitely.” Still, Nomura ...

Tadahiro Nomura is convinced he failed to have a chance to shoot for his fourth straight Olympic gold medal. But he's not quite done yet on the tatami. Nomura, who was left off the list of the ...

Japan's Olympic judo campaign got off to a flying start yesterday when Tadahiro Nomura became the sport's first triple Olympic champion and compatriot Ryoko Tani also broke new ground by taking ...

Japan’s three-time Olympic judo champion Tadahiro Nomura declared yesterday that he would go for a fourth gold medal at the London Games in 2012 when he is 37. A master of “seoi-nage ...

A French judo legend falls short of a third consecutive Olympic gold, settling for bronze instead. Teddy Riner was trying to win gold in the over 100-kilogram class to tie Tadahiro Nomura’s ...

TOKYO: Japanese fans hailed three-time Olympic champion Tadahiro Nomura as a “wonderful judoka” on Tuesday as ...

Nomura won the extra lightweight (60kg) division in 1996, 2000 and 2004. His father coached a 1984 Olympic champion judoka. His uncle won an Olympic judo title in 1972. Nomura gained extra visibility ...

Tadahiro Nomura of Japan ensured his place in sporting history on Saturday by becoming the first triple Olympic champion in judo. The gold medallist from Atlanta and Sydney defeated Georgia's ...