Shigeru Okaizumi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shigeru Okaizumi

Japanese judoka

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1968

Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan

Profession: judoka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Shigeru Okaizumi (?? ?, Okaizumi Shigeru, born 21 April 1968) is a retired Japanese judoka. Okaizumi is from Kamikawa, Saitama.
He began judo with his older brother at the dojo near his house.
Okaizumi belonged to Nippon Steel after graduation from Tokai University. In 1994, he won a gold medal at the Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan.
In 1995, he also participated in the World Championships held in Chiba but was defeated by Pawel Nastula from Poland (Movie). As of 2010, he has coached Nippon Steel Hirohata judo club since 2002 and All-Japan women’s judo team since 2006.