Ryu Shichinohe

Ryu Shichinohe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2014, 2015)
Asian Champ. (2017)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2014 Chelyabinsk+100 kg
2015 Astana+100 kg
Asian Championships
2017 Hong Kong+100 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat+100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2014 Paris+100 kg
2015 Tokyo+100 kg
2017 Paris+100 kg
2012 Tokyo+100 kg
2016 Tokyo+100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2014 Ulaanbaatar+100 kg
2015 Düsseldorf+100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9158
JudoInside.com46433
Updated on 3 July 2023

Ryū Shichinohe (七戸 龍, Shichinohe Ryū; born 14 October 1988 in Okinawa) is a male Japanese judoka.

His father, Yasuhiro Shichinohe, is a former Kyokushin karate national champion and his mother is Belgian. In childhood, he practiced both judo and karate, but at the age of 13, he chose to focus only on judo. In 2011, after graduating from Fukuoka University, he was employed by Kyushu Electric Power.

Shichinohe won the silver medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships.