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'''Ray Takahashi''' (born 7 August 1958) is a [[wrestler]], [[judoka]], coach, lecturer, and author who represented [[Canada]] in wrestling at the 1976 and 1984 [[Summer Olympic Games]], the 1982 and 1983 [[Wrestling World Championships]], the 1978 [[Commonwealth Games]], and the 1983 [[Pan-American Games]]. Takahashi won gold in the Flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games, and placed fourth at his second Olympic Games.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=Ray Takahashi Biography and Olympic Results|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/ray-takahashi-1.html|work=Sports Reference website|accessdate=17 August 2012}}</ref> He holds 16 Canadian national wrestling titles and was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1991. He is also ranked ''san-dan'' (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art [[Judo]], the son of noted Canadian judoka [[Masao Takahashi]] and [[June Takahashi]], and the brother of fellow Olympian [[Phil Takahashi]] and Olympic coach [[Tina Takahashi]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Takahashi|first=Masao|title=Mastering Judo|year=2005|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Windsor, Ontario|isbn=073605099X|pages=213|author2=Family }}</ref>
'''Hugh Raymond Takahashi'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ottawasporthalloffame.ca/inductees/hugh-raymond-ray-takahashi/|title=Hugh Raymond 'Ray' Takahashi|website=Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416115507/http://ottawasporthalloffame.ca/inductees/hugh-raymond-ray-takahashi/|archive-date=2019-04-16|url-status=live}}</ref> (born August 7, 1958) is a [[wrestler]], [[judoka]], coach, lecturer, and author who represented [[Canada]] in wrestling at the 1976 and 1984 [[Summer Olympic Games]], the 1982 and 1983 [[Wrestling World Championships]], the 1978 and 1982 [[Commonwealth Games]], and the 1983 [[Pan-American Games]]. Takahashi won gold in the Flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games, and placed fourth at his second Olympic Games.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=Ray Takahashi Biography and Olympic Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/ray-takahashi-1.html|work=Sports Reference website|accessdate=17 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207062051/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/ray-takahashi-1.html|archive-date=7 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He holds 16 Canadian national wrestling titles and was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1991. He is also ranked ''san-dan'' (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art [[Judo]], the son of noted Canadian judoka [[Masao Takahashi]] and [[June Takahashi]], and the brother of fellow Olympian [[Phil Takahashi]] and Olympic coach [[Tina Takahashi]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Takahashi|first=Masao|title=Mastering Judo|year=2005|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Windsor, Ontario|isbn=073605099X|pages=213|author2=Family}}</ref>


Takahashi is currently a [[Lecturer]] in [[Kinesiology]] and the Head Coach of the men's and women's wrestling teams at the [[University of Western Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Takahashi|url=http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/bio/profile/takahashi_r.html|work=Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario webpage|accessdate=17 August 2012}}</ref> In 2005 he co-authored a book titled ''Mastering Judo'' with his parents and three siblings, and is credited with researching and writing the first draft of the book.<ref>{{cite book|last=Takahashi|first=Masao|title=Mastering Judo|year=2005|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Windsor, Ontario|isbn=073605099X|pages=vii|author2=Family }}</ref>
Takahashi is currently a [[Lecturer]] in [[Kinesiology]] and the head coach of the men's and women's wrestling teams at the [[University of Western Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Takahashi |url=http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/bio/profile/takahashi_r.html|work=Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario webpage |accessdate=17 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027024312/http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/bio/profile/takahashi_r.html |archivedate=27 October 2012 }}</ref> In 2005 he co-authored a book titled ''Mastering Judo'' with his parents and three siblings, and is credited with researching and writing the first draft of the book.<ref>{{cite book|last=Takahashi|first=Masao|title=Mastering Judo|year=2005|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Windsor, Ontario|isbn=073605099X|pages=vii|author2=Family }}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
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==External links==
==External links==

===Video===
===Video===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nfxMFwueE Interview with Takahashi], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0MU05Xt5OA Part2] (Public History Canada on YouTube)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nfxMFwueE Interview with Takahashi], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0MU05Xt5OA Part2] (Public History Canada on YouTube)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_TjjXLd358 1983 Canadian Wrestling Championships Television Special featuring Takahashi], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK3HxehnlFk Part 2] (49 North Wrestling on YouTube)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_TjjXLd358 1983 Canadian Wrestling Championships Television Special featuring Takahashi], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK3HxehnlFk Part 2] (49 North Wrestling on YouTube)


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Latest revision as of 10:51, 21 April 2024

Ray Takahashi
Personal information
Born (1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 65)[1]
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb) (2012)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport
Rank     Sandan
Club
Updated on 3 September 2012.

Hugh Raymond Takahashi[2] (born August 7, 1958) is a wrestler, judoka, coach, lecturer, and author who represented Canada in wrestling at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the 1982 and 1983 Wrestling World Championships, the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games, and the 1983 Pan-American Games. Takahashi won gold in the Flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games, and placed fourth at his second Olympic Games.[1] He holds 16 Canadian national wrestling titles and was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1991. He is also ranked san-dan (third-degree black belt) in the Japanese martial art Judo, the son of noted Canadian judoka Masao Takahashi and June Takahashi, and the brother of fellow Olympian Phil Takahashi and Olympic coach Tina Takahashi.[3]

Takahashi is currently a Lecturer in Kinesiology and the head coach of the men's and women's wrestling teams at the University of Western Ontario.[4] In 2005 he co-authored a book titled Mastering Judo with his parents and three siblings, and is credited with researching and writing the first draft of the book.[5]

Publications[edit]

  • Takahashi, Masao; Family (2005). Mastering Judo. Windsor, Ontario: Human Kinetics. ISBN 073605099X.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ray Takahashi Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Hugh Raymond 'Ray' Takahashi". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Masao; Family (2005). Mastering Judo. Windsor, Ontario: Human Kinetics. p. 213. ISBN 073605099X.
  4. ^ "Ray Takahashi". Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario webpage. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. ^ Takahashi, Masao; Family (2005). Mastering Judo. Windsor, Ontario: Human Kinetics. pp. vii. ISBN 073605099X.

External links[edit]

Video[edit]

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