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Former Olympic champion Yoshida beats Gracie by KO

TOKYO, Japan - Former world and Olympic judo champion Hidehiko Yoshida of Japan attacks Brazil's Royce Gracie in mixed martial arts fighting at the National Stadium on Aug. 28. Yoshida, the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist to step into the mixed martial arts ring, made a successful debut by knocking out Gracie with a choke hold as the referee stopped the bout at 7:24 in the first round.

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Former Olympic champion Yoshida to fight Gracie

TOKYO, Japan - Former world and Olympic champion judoka Hidehiko Yoshida (R) and Brazil's Royce Gracie pose at a press conference in Tokyo on July 16. They are to fight each other in a mixed martial arts match at Tokyo's National Stadium on August 28.

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Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic judo medal hopes Hidehiko Yoshida (R) Shinichi Shinohara (2nd from R) and Kosei Inoue (far L) walk into the arrival lounge at the Sydney Airport on Sept. 14.

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Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Olympic judo champions Tadahiro Nomura (C) and Hidehiko Yoshida (R) pose together with world champion Kosei Inoue (L) after winning at the Japan weight class championships in Fukuoka on April 2 and earning spots on the national team for this fall's Millennium Games in Sydney.

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World champion Yoshida wins Olympic berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - World champion and 1992 Olympic gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida drops Nippon Steel teammate Masatoshi Tobitsuka for an ippon victory in the 90-kg final at the judo weight class national championships April 2. The victory returned 30-year-old Yoshida to the Japanese national team for a third straight Olympics.

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Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.

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Japanese judo gold medalists salute supporters

BIRMINGHAM, England - Japanese gold medalists salute supporters after the Oct. 10 end of the World Judo Championships held in Birmingham, England. The gold medalists (from L to R) are Shinichi Shinohara (men's open event), Ryoko Tamura (women's 48-kg), Keiko Maeda (women's 63-kg) and Hidehiko Yoshida (men's 90-kg).

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Sydney gold medalist judoka Takimoto to debut in PRIDE

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympics gold medalist Makoto Takimoto (in file photo) said on Dec. 7 he will join the ranks of combatants in the Japanese mixed martial arts of PRIDE. Takimoto, who won gold in the 81-kilogram weight category in Sydney in 2000, is the second Japanese Olympic gold medalist judoka to enter the no-holds bared sport after 1992 Barcelona Olympic champion Hidehiko Yoshida, who won gold at 78 kg. (Kyodo)

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Toshihiko Koga, Olympic judo champion, dies at 53

File photo taken in August 1992 shows (from L) Hidehiko Yoshida, Toshihiko Koga, Ryoko Tamura and Yoko Tanabe posing with their Barcelona Olympic judo medals at Narita airport near Tokyo. Koga died on March 24, 2021, at the age of 53.

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Toshihiko Koga, Olympic judo champion, dies at 53

File photo taken in 1992 shows Toshihiko Koga (L) reacting after his title victory in the men's judo 71-kilogram class at the Barcelona Olympics, alongside fellow judoka Hidehiko Yoshida. Koga died at his home in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on March 24, 2021, at age 53.

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World champion Yoshida injured, eliminated from tournament

SYDNEY, Australia - World champion Hidehiko Yoshida of Japan lies on the mat Sept. 20 after losing a third-round match to Brazilian Carlos Honorato in the men's 90-kilogram tournament of the Sydney Olympic judo competition. Yoshida sustained an elbow injury when he fell onto the mat after being thrown by Honorato.

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Former Olympic champion Yoshida beats Gracie by KO

TOKYO, Japan - Former world and Olympic judo champion Hidehiko Yoshida of Japan attacks Brazil's Royce Gracie in mixed martial arts fighting at the National Stadium on Aug. 28. Yoshida, the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist to step into the mixed martial arts ring, made a successful debut by knocking out Gracie with a choke hold as the referee stopped the bout at 7:24 in the first round. (Kyodo)

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Former Olympic champion Yoshida to fight Gracie

TOKYO, Japan - Former world and Olympic champion judoka Hidehiko Yoshida (R) and Brazil's Royce Gracie pose at a press conference in Tokyo on July 16. They are to fight each other in a mixed martial arts match at Tokyo's National Stadium on August 28.

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Japan's judoka arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic judo medal hopes Hidehiko Yoshida (R) Shinichi Shinohara (2nd from R) and Kosei Inoue (far L) walk into the arrival lounge at the Sydney Airport on Sept. 14.

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Three judoka named to Olympic team for Sydney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Olympic judo champions Tadahiro Nomura (C) and Hidehiko Yoshida (R) pose together with world champion Kosei Inoue (L) after winning at the Japan weight class championships in Fukuoka on April 2 and earning spots on the national team for this fall's Millennium Games in Sydney.

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Japanese judo gold-medal winners return home

NARITA, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese judo team show off the gold medals at Narita airport Oct. 13 on their return from the world judo championships in Birmingham, England, where they won a total of eight golds. The judoists are (front from L) Noriko Narasaki, Ryoko Tamura, Keiko Maeda, (Rear from L) Noriko Anno, Kosei Inoue, Shinichi Shinohara, Hidehiko Yoshida.