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Kevin Asano

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Kevin Yoshimi Asano (Japanese: 浅野 善三, born April 20, 1963) is a retired judoka from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men's extra-lightweight competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. On his way to capturing the medal he beat Shinji Hosokawa, who was the reigning world champion and 1984 Gold Medalist. Asano came close to winning the gold medal, but lost it on a one-point penalty to Kim Jae-Yup of South Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Kevin Asano is the 3,501st most popular athlete (down from 3,481st in 2024), the 16,149th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,322nd in 2019) and the 532nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kevin Asano ranks 3,501 out of 6,025. Before him are Britta Bilač, Angela Bailey, Angela Alupei, Angela Williams, Aleksandr Kovalenko, and Ryan Crouser. After him are Jens-Peter Herold, Giovanni Pellielo, Kerstin Köppen, Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Larisa Peleshenko, and Jay Barrs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kevin Asano ranks 995. Before him are Lukman Niode, Khalid El-Masri, Shannon Crawford, Anu Vehviläinen, Aleksandr Kovalenko, and Pedro Jaro. After him are Debra Granik, Tony Ward, Rebecca Heineman, Ann Patchett, Dorina Vaccaroni, and Lori McNeil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Asano ranks 16,156 out of 20,380. Before him are Logan Sargeant (2000), Eric Whitacre (1970), Laura Lippman (1959), Ryan Crouser (1992), Necro (1976), and Don Chaney (1946). After him are Alisan Porter (1981), Nick Sandow (1966), Debra Granik (1963), Arija Bareikis (1966), Justin Bruening (1979), and David Leestma (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Kevin Asano ranks 532. Before him are Dwight Stones (1953), DeAnna Price (1993), Sam Graddy (1964), Dennis Mitchell (1966), Angela Williams (1980), and Ryan Crouser (1992). After him are Jay Barrs (1962), Alma Richards (1890), Bryan Clay (1980), Wayne Collett (1949), Jeremy Wariner (1984), and Chase Jackson (1994).

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