Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Kenneth Kenji "Ken"•Okada |
Used name | Ken•Okada |
Born | 22 February 1950 in Los Angeles, California (USA) |
Affiliations | OC Kodokan |
NOC | United States |
Ken Okada competed for the Orange County Kodokan. He was a two-time national high school champion in judo and became a 6th-degree black belt. He was taught by his father, Sensei Ted Okada, a 7th-degree black belt. Ken Okada never won a US title but did have a second- and third-place finish at the US Nationals.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1972 Summer Olympics | Judo | USA | Ken Okada | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | =19 |