Masashi Ebinuma

Masashi Ebinuma
Personal information
Native name
海老沼 匡
Born (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materMeiji University
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg / ‍–‍73 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
TeamAll Japan National Team
Park 24
Coached byKenzo Nakamura
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012, 2016)
World Champ. (2011, 2013, 2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London ‍–‍66 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Mixed Team
World Masters
2012 Almaty ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2016 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍73 kg
2015 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Osaka ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
2008 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
2011 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2006 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
2008 Sana'a ‍–‍66 kg
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1787
JudoInside.com37687
Updated on 24 May 2023

Masashi Ebinuma (海老沼 匡, Ebinuma Masashi; born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in 2011, 2013 and 2014. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion.

Ebinuma won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He married judoka Kana Abe in 2014. Both spouses are Asian and World champion judokas.