28 Notable alumni of
Juntendo University
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Juntendo University is 611th in the world, 120th in Asia, and 47th in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Juntendo University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Reo Hatate
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- association football player
- Biography
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Reo Hatate is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Japan national team.
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Neko Hiroshi
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- actormarathon runnerowarai tarento
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Kuniaki Takizaki, more commonly known as Neko Hiroshi (猫 ひろし, Neko Hiroshi), is a Cambodian owarai comedian who uses his short stature, at 1.45 meters (4 ft 9 in) and 45 kilograms (99 lb), and cat persona in his act. He is also an avid marathon runner. In 2011, he became a naturalized citizen of Cambodia, and intended to compete in the Olympics for Cambodia.
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Daichi Suzuki
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- professorpoliticianswimmerswimming coach
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Daichi Suzuki is a Japanese politician and retired backstroke swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Japan's First Chief Commissioner of Sports Agency (2015 - 2020). Chair of Japan Swimming Federation (2013 - 2015, 2021 - ). Vice President of Asia Aquatics (2016 - ). Bureau Member of World Aquatics (2017 - ). Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Sports Science at Juntendo University.
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Chisato Fukushima
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- track and field coachathletics competitorsprinter
- Biography
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Chisato Fukushima is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Japan. She is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres.
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Daiki Hashimoto
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- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Daiki Hashimoto is a Japanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the successor of Kohei Uchimura, he won two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in all-around and horizontal bar, as well as a silver in team. His Tokyo individual gold medal win made him the youngest Olympic All-Around champion, at age 19 years, 355 days. At the world championships, he has also won 3 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze.
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Ryuji Miura
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- athletics competitorlong-distance runnersteeplechase runner
- Biography
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Ryūji Miura is a Japanese long-distance runner.
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Junya Tanaka
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Junya Tanaka is a Japanese former professional footballer.
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Kazuya Shiojiri
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- athletics competitorlong-distance runnersteeplechase runner
- Biography
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Kazuya Shiojiri is a Japanese steeplechase and long-distance runner.
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Yusuke Tanaka
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- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Yūsuke Tanaka is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
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Hanae Ito
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Hanae Ito is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.
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Yusuke Suzuki
- Occupations
- athletics competitorracewalker
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Yusuke Suzuki is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015.
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Shuhei Yomoda
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- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Shuhei Yomoda is a Japanese professional football manager and former player.
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Takanobu Komiyama
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Takanobu Komiyama is a former Japanese football player who last played for J2 League team Yokohama FC.
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Yusuke Murakami
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Yusuke Murakami is a former Japanese footballer who last played as a right-back for V-Varen Nagasaki.
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Keisuke Saka
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Keisuke Saka is a Japanese football player for Tochigi SC.
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Hiromichi Katano
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hiromichi Katano is a Japanese footballer and coach who is an assistant player-coach for Thai League 1 club Rayong.
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Nobuo Kawaguchi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Nobuo Kawaguchi is a former Japanese football player.
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Hiroki Matsueda
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- 1993-.. (age 33)
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Hiroki Matsueda is a Japanese long-distance runner. He is expected to compete in the 5000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won the 5000 m at the 2017 and 2019 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships.
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Hiroki Sato
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Hiroki Sato is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager of the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Juntendo University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft. Sato's jersey number has been retired by the Jets.
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Takamasa Kitagawa
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- sprinter
- Biography
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Takamasa Kitagawa is a Japanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He has won several medals with the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team.
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Yuki Matsushita
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- athletics competitor
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Yuki Matsushita is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics where he ran 49.60 in the first heat of the 400 m hurdles but did not qualify further.
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Shinji Takahira
- Occupations
- sprinter
- Biography
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Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.
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Kenshiro Tanioku
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kenshiro Tanioku is a Japanese football player. He plays for Veertien Mie.
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Kōichirō Morioka
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Kōichirō Morioka is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at University and regional levels, having won two bronze medals at both the Summer Universiade (2005, 2007) and the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Morioka has competed at the four World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and has represented Japan at three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016). He also won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.
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Yudai Imura
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Yudai Imura is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Kei Takase
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsprinter
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Kei Takase is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and was part of the Japanese 4 × 400 m team. He also competed in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, held in Moscow. More recently he took part in 100 metres races in various meetings, clocking 10.09 into a slight headwind in Kawasaki in May 2015, performing well enough to represent Japan in the 100 m at the 2015 World Championships as well as in the 200 m. He competed at the 2016 Olympics in the 200 m, only.
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Yuki Yamazaki
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- athletics competitorSelf-Defense Officialracewalker
- Biography
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Yuki Yamazaki is a Japanese race walker.
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Hidehiko Tomizawa
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- 1946-2018 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
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Hidehiko Tomizawa is a retired Japanese high jumper. He won a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and placed 19th at the 1972 Olympics.
