Soichi Hashimoto

Soichi Hashimoto
Personal information
Native name
橋本壮市
Born (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991
Home townTokyo, Japan
Alma materTokai University
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt
TeamAll-Japan National Team
Park 24
Coached byMinoru Konegawa
Retired13 November 2023
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2017)
Asian Champ. (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Mixed team
2024 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
World Championships
2017 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Budapest Mixed team
2018 Baku Mixed team
2019 Tokyo Mixed team
2021 Budapest Mixed team
2022 Tashkent Mixed team
2023 Doha Mixed team
2018 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg
2021 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
2023 Doha ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Championships
2016 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg
2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍73 kg
World Masters
2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
2023 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
2021 Doha ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2016 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
2020 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
2022 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍73 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
2017 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Brasilia ‍–‍73 kg
2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
2019 Montreal ‍–‍73 kg
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17805
JudoInside.com66617
Updated on 31 July 2024

Soichi Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本壮市; born 24 August 1991) is a Japanese retired judoka. Hashimoto was ranked first in the lightweight division.

Hashimoto rose to prominence by becoming national champion at the All-Japan Judo Championships in 2015. He then became one of the lightweight division's top judokas by winning five tournaments consecutively, spanning from the 2016 World Masters to the 2016 Tokyo Grand Slam and 2017 Paris Grand Slam.

Hashimoto is known for his dynamic style of judo and strong groundwork.