Description
Canadian judoka, world championship bronze medallist in 1981; competed at the
1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. Trained by his father Bill Doherty in Toronto, then
by Hiroshi Nakamura in Montreal.
Teachers (2)
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person
Bill Doherty
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Naturally, Doherty, the elder, became Kevin’s instructor.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Nakamura Hiroshi
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“One of his prize athletes was Hall-of-Famer, Kevin Doherty. Doherty’s
sensei-father, Bill, sent his talented son from Toronto to Montreal to train
under Nakamura when Kevin was 17.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
“As well, he had a bronze medal at home which he had won at the World
Championships in 1981.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kevin Doherty. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Kevin Doherty}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZ8XGADAN1D1K1S6H8}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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