| 词条 | Kevin Asano |
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| name = Kevin Asano | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 20, 1963}} | birth_place = Hawaii, U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's Judo }}{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}{{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul | Extra Lightweight }}{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}{{MedalBronze | 1987 West Germany | Bantamweight }}{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}{{MedalSilver | 1987 Indianapolis | Bantamweight }}{{MedalCompetition | US International Championships }}{{MedalGold | 1987 Colorado Springs | Bantamweight }}{{MedalCompetition | Collegiate Championships }}{{MedalGold | 1987 | Bantamweight }}{{MedalCompetition | Collegiate Championships }}{{MedalGold | 1986 | Bantamweight }}{{MedalCompetition | US Olympic Festival }}{{MedalGold | 1985 | Bantamweight }} }} Kevin Yoshimi Asano (born April 20, 1963) is a retired judoka from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men's extra-lightweight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. On his way to capturing the medal he beat Shinji Hosokawa, who was the reigning world champion and 1984 Gold Medalist. Asano came close to winning the gold medal, but lost it on a one-point penalty to Kim Jae-Yup of South Korea. Personal lifeAsano was born in Hawaii.[1] He graduated from Pearl City High School in Hawaii in 1981, studied Japanese and trained in judo at Tokai University for two years, then went on to study at San José State University where he graduated in 1989 in Accounting. In 2008, Kevin Asano's autobiography, Step Onto the Mat: Journey to True Success, was published by White Mountain Castle Publishing, LLC. He co-founded Pacific Rim Legacy Group, a financial planning organization and Personal Transformation International, a 501(c)3 organization. He has served as President of Hawaii Judo, Inc., the state judo governing body of USA Judo and President of the United States Judo Federation, a grassroots national judo organization. He is also the head instructor of Leeward Judo Club in Hawaii. Awards and honorsUSA Judo announced Kevin Asano among its inaugural Hall of Fame inductees in 2008[2] along with Edward Liddie, Mike Swain and Jimmy Pedro. He is also a member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame 2000 inductees[3] is also a member of the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In 1988, Asano was named the US Olympic Committee's US Judo Athlete of the Year. Books authoredAsano has authored the following book:
References1. ^{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/kevin-asano-1.html}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.usjudo.org/2008USAJudoHallofFameInductees.asp |title=USA Judo – Features, Events, Results – Team USA |work=Team USA}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiisportshalloffame.com/Gallery.htm |title=Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and Cybermuseum |publisher=}} 4. ^
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15 : 1963 births|Living people|American male judoka|Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic judoka of the United States|Olympic silver medalists for the United States in judo|San Jose State University alumni|American people of Japanese descent|American autobiographers|American motivational speakers|American sportspeople of Japanese descent|Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States|Pan American Games medalists in judo|Competitors at the 1987 Pan American Games |
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