Ichiro Abe

Ichiro Abe
Personal information
Native name安部一郎 Abe Ichiro
Born(1922-11-12)12 November 1922
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died27 February 2022(2022-02-27) (aged 99)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Rank     10th dan black belt
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Ichiro Abe (安部一郎, Abe Ichirō, 12 November 1922 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese judoka. He was head of the Promotions Panel at the Kodokan and former international chairperson of the All Nippon Judo Federation.[1] He was one of only fifteen judoka to have attained Kodokan 10th dan rank, having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Yoshimi Osawa.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Jones, Llyr, "Kodokan 10th Dan Promotions", Judo Info, retrieved 5 December 2011
  2. ^ Ohlenkamp, Neil, "Profiles of Kodokan 10th Dan Holders", Judo Info, archived from the original on 26 June 2014, retrieved 5 December 2011