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JOC awards for FY 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (R), judoka Masashi Ebinuma (C) and ski jumper Sara Takanashi hold their trophies at the Japanese Olympic Committee's award ceremony in Tokyo on June 6, 2014. Hanyu received the highest JOC award for fiscal 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma listens to the national anthem on the podium after winning the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) competes with Azamat Mukanov of Kazakhstan in the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013. Ebinuma beat Mukanov to win the gold medal.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) and Masaaki Fukuoka show off their medals after winning gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Masashi Ebinuma (top) topples Azamat Mukanov of Kazakhstan with an ouchi-gari inner-leg sweep that gave the Japanese judoka an ippon victory in the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (R) celebrates after defeating Azamat Mukanov of Kazakhstan with an ouchi-gari inner-leg sweep for ippon in the final of the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) and South Korea's Cho Jun Ho (R) hold their bronze medals as they stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma poses with the bronze medal he won in the men's judo 66-kilogram category on July 29, 2012. Ebinuma beat Pawel Zagrodnik of Poland in the bronze medal finals at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) fights Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik during the bronze medal finals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Ebinuma beat Zagrodnik to win the bronze.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma throws Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik to the mat for ippon during the bronze medal finals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan supporters cheer after Masashi Ebinuma scored an ippon victory against Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik during the bronze medal finals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue on July 29, 2012 at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (R) beats Poland's Pawel Zagrodnik during the bronze medal finals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue on July 29, 2012 at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - South Korea's Cho Jun Ho is stunned after the judges overturned their initial ruling in favor of Japan's Masashi Ebinuma during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - The audience boos in response to the initial ruling in favor of South Korea's Cho Jun Ho against Japan's Masashi Ebinuma during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma watches the referee's blue flag raised in favor of South Korea's Cho Jun Ho during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. The judges later overturned their initial ruling in favor of Ebinuma.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - The refereeing commission discusses a ruling in the match between Japan's Masashi Ebinuma and South Korea's Cho Jun Ho during the quarterfinals of the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma wins bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (top) fights South Korea's Cho Jun Ho during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the ExCel venue at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012.

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Ebinuma strikes gold at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma shows his gold medal in Paris after winning the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships on Aug. 23, 2011.

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Ebinuma strikes gold at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) charges Leandro Cunha of Brazil in the men's 66-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 23, 2011. Ebinuma won the gold medal after defeating Cunha by ippon.

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Japan's Ebinuma wins men's 66kg-class at Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma throws South Korea's Kim Joo Jin to win the gold in the men's 66-kilogram-class final at the Grand Slam Tokyo international judo tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009.

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Takajo wins men's 66-kg title

Japan's Tomofumi Takajo (in white) defeats Masashi Ebinuma, also from Japan, to win the men's 66-kilogram title at the Grand Slam Tokyo, one of the qualifying competitions for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on Dec. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma crashes out in 3rd round at judo worlds

Masashi Ebinuma (L) of Japan reacts after losing to Rishod Sobirov of Uzbekistan by ippon in the third round of the men's 66-kilogram division at the world judo championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 25, 2015. Ebinuma was bidding to win his fourth consecutive world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, is pictured with a bouquet after announcing his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2019, shows judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division. The 31-year-old announced his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Toray introduces promotional model for 2016

Sakura Ebinuma, a 16-year-old high school student chosen by Japanese textile giant Toray Industries Inc. as its promotional model for 2016, shows off a yoga pose during a press conference announcing her appointment in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ebinuma reacts after loss in world judo tourney

Japanese judoka Masashi Ebinuma grimaces after losing a World Judo Championships third-round match in the men's 66-kg division to Rishod Sobirov of Uzbekistan by ippon in Astana on Aug. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ebinuma fights Uzbekistan's Sobirov in world judo tourney

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (R) tussles with Uzbekistan's Rishod Sobirov in the third round in the men's 66-kg division at the World Judo Championships in Astana on Aug. 25, 2015. Sobirov beat Ebinuma by ippon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma strikes gold at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) charges Leandro Cunha of Brazil in the men's 66-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 23, 2011. Ebinuma won the gold medal after defeating Cunha by ippon. (Kyodo)

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Ebinuma strikes gold at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma shows his gold medal in Paris after winning the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships on Aug. 23, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Olympic scenes: Japan's Ebinuma fails in gold bid

Japan judoka Masashi Ebinuma looks stunned after losing to An Ba Ul of South Korea in the semifinals of the men's 66-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. Ebinuma finished with the bronze medal, having worked four years to win the gold after the previous London Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma wins bronze in men's judo

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (bottom) is charged by An Ba Ul of South Korea in the semifinals of the men's judo 66-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma settles for bronze in men's judo

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma displays the bronze medal he won in the men's judo 66-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Basile wins, Ebinuma takes bronze in men's 66 kg judo

Italian judoka Fabio Basile (R) kisses his gold medal after winning the men's 66-kilogram class at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016, with bronze medalist Masashi Ebinuma of Japan looking down in disappointment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ebinuma settles for bronze in men's judo

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma fights with Antoine Bouchard of Canada in a bronze medal match of the men's 66-kilogram category at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. Ebinuma scored an ippon victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ebinuma settles for bronze in men's judo

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma wins the men's 66-kilogram bronze medal with an ippon victory over Antoine Bouchard of Canada at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Brazilian judoka Chibana loses in 2nd round

Brazil's Charles Chibana (blue) loses to Masashi Ebinuma of Japan in the second round of the men's 66-kilogram class at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma, Kondo face tough opponents in judo draw

A photo taken on Aug. 1, 2016, shows Japanese judoka Masashi Ebinuma (top) of the men's 66-kilogram class practicing in Rio de Janeiro. Ebinuma and compatriot Ami Kondo of the women's 48-kg class will face tough opponents in their first matches of the Rio Olympic judo competition starting Aug. 6, according to the draw announced Aug. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ebinuma, Kondo face tough opponents in judo draw

A photo taken on Aug. 1, 2016, shows Japanese judoka Ami Kondo (top) of the women's 48-kilogram class practicing in Rio de Janeiro. Kondo and compatriot Masashi Ebinuma of the men's 66-kg class will face tough opponents in their first matches of the Rio Olympic judo competition starting Aug. 6, according to the draw announced Aug. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ebinuma wins men's 66kg-class at Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma throws South Korea's Kim Joo Jin to win the gold in the men's 66-kilogram-class final at the Grand Slam Tokyo international judo tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)