Mashu Baker

Mashu Baker
Personal information
Native name
ベイカー 茉秋
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materTokai University
OccupationJudoka
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
ClubJFA Judo Club
TeamAll Japan National Team
Coached byMitushi Hirokawa
Kosei Inoue
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2015)
Asian Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana ‍–‍90 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Mixed Team
2018 Jakarta ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
2015 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
2015 Tyumen ‍–‍90 kg
2015 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
2014 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
2014 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2019 Montreal ‍–‍90 kg
2019 Tashkent ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15143
JudoInside.com13805
Updated on 24 May 2023

Matthew Baker (ベイカー 茉秋 Beikā Mashū, Japanese surname: 小林, born 25 September 1994 in Tokyo), is a male Japanese judoka.

His father is an American. His parents divorced when he was little and was raised by his mother.

He started judo at the age of 7. His favorite technique is Ouchi Gari. In 2015, he won the bronze medal in the Middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2015 World Judo Championships. He is currently ranked No. 38 in the world (as of 2019). He won the gold medal in under 90 kg division in 2016 Rio Olympics.