Isao Okano Training Old Footage

He entered the 1964 Summer Olympics while studying at Chuo University s law school, and won the gold medal in the middleweight division. He won another gold medal at the World Judo Championships in 1965, becoming the champion of his division at only 21 years of age. He also won the Open weight class division of the AllJapan Judo Championships in 1967 and 1969, and placed second in the competition in 1968. He remains the lightest ever competitor to win the Open weight class of the AllJapan Championships,