Takanori Nagase

Takanori Nagase
	Nagase in 2024
Personal information
Native name	永瀬貴規
Born	14 October 1993; Nagasaki, Japan
Home town	Ibaraki, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tsukuba
Occupation	Judoka
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍81 kg
Rank	5th dan black belt
Club	Asahi Kasei
Team	All Japan National Team
Coached by	Yusuke Kanamaru; Konegawa Minoru; Kosei Inoue
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020, 2024)
World Champ.	(2015)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Masters
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
Asian Junior Championships
Summer Universiade
Profile at external databases
IJF	11900
JudoInside.com	79316
	Updated on 11 May 2025

Takanori Nagase (Japanese: 永瀬貴規; born 14 October 1993) is a Japanese judoka.

Nagase is a double Olympic champion at under 81 kg, winning gold in both 2020 (2021) and 2024. He won bronze in 2016. His other achievements include the Universiade in Kazan in 2013, the Grand Slam in Tokyo in 2013 and 2014, the All Japan Championships, the IJF Masters in Rabat and the World Judo Championships in 2015.

Nagase's favourite technique is uchi mata and is known for his newaza. He is the first and only Japanese judoka to become world champion in the -81 kg weight class. Nagase won the gold medal in the Men's 81 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan and at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.