Toshihiko Koga responds to cheers after winning the gold medal in the men's 71-kilogram competition in judo at the Barcelona Olympic Games on July 31, 1992. (Mainichi/Yukihisa Hirano) TOKYO -- ...

Toshihiko Koga was part of the Olympic Torch Relay for the Athens 2004 Games when it visited in Tokyo ©Getty Images Koga was regarded as having one of the best shoulder throws in the history of judo, ...

Hashimoto, an Olympian in speed skating and cycling, said, "I was very sad to hear this news. "We were teammates in Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta. "He was a great athlete during his time at the ...

JAPANESE Judo legend Toshihiko Koga has died aged 53. The Olympic gold medallist lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday surrounded by his family in Kawasaki, Japan ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Toshihiko Koga, who won Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died on Wednesday aged 53, public broadcaster NHK said. The cause of death was unknown, but NHK ...

(ATR) Japanese judo legend Toshihiko Koga, 53, was found dead at his home on Wednesday following a long battle with cancer. The Barcelona 1992 Olympic champion and three-time world champion had been ...

I feel like part of me died too with Koga's passing. My favorite Judoka, a person who changed Judo in such a way that his particular style of ipponseonage is regarded as one of the most exciting and ...

Japanese judoka Toshihiko Koga, who won Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died on Wednesday aged 53, public broadcaster NHK said. TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Toshihiko Koga, ...

So medical report of death is not officially reported and media are allowed to make assertions about his death by simply assuming because he had been treated for cancer so he died of it. That is so ...

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Toshihiko Koga, who won Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died on Wednesday aged 53, public broadcaster NHK said. The cause of death was unknown, ...