Doug Rogers

Canada

Description

Canadian judoka, the first Canadian Olympic medallist in judo (heavyweight silver, Tokyo 1964). Trained in Japan, after the Games under Masahiko Kimura at Takushoku University; Kodokan 5th dan.

Teachers (3)

  • Harold Tokai
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Sensei: Michel Benoit, Harold Tokai, Fred Okimura, Masahiko Kimura”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Fred Okimura
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Sensei: Michel Benoit, Harold Tokai, Fred Okimura, Masahiko Kimura”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Kimura Masahiko
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    location_onTakushoku University badge (1964)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “He remained in Japan, and went to the dojo of the famous Masahiko Kimura. Rogers was the only westerner Kimura ever handled, and handle the big man he did.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
    alt_routeIndirect
    “Kimura refused to recognize physical limitations, and his workouts with the team at Takudai University were legendary.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_tech5 dan Probable
    Probable
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    Dan-Kyu System
    granted by Kodokan
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Ultimately, Rogers gained 5th Dan status, the youngest man to do so at the Kodokan in Tokyo.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“Doug Rogers became the first Canadian to ever win an Olympic medal in Judo.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Doug Rogers. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Doug Rogers}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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